<P> After the Coast Guard Act 1978 came into force on 19 August 1978 , the first Director General was appointed on the same day . Vice Admiral V.A. Kamath , deputed from the Indian Navy , served as the first DG ICG . Appointed on 19 August 1978 , he served in the capacity until 31 March 1980 . Traditionally , appointees to the DG position have come from the Indian Navy , although the current office holder , Rajendra Singh , is a direct entry Coast Guard officer . While several previous Directors General have come from the Coast Guard stream -- such as Rameshwar Singh and P. Paleri -- they have all initially been commissioned into the Indian Navy before later being permanently deputed to the Coast Guard service . As such , Singh has the distinction of being the first regular direct entry officer of the Indian Coast Guard to be promoted to the position of ADG and to achieve three - star rank , doing so on 11 January 2013 . He was later appointed as the DG , taking over this position in early 2016 . Singh succeeded Vice Admiral H.C.S. Bisht on 1 March 2016 . Besides the distinction of being the first three - star rank officer of the Indian Coast Guard , Rajendra Singh is the first Coast Guard officer to become the Director General . </P>
<P> After the Coast Guard Act 1978 came into force on 19 August 1978 , the first Director General was appointed on the same day . Vice Admiral V.A. Kamath , deputed from the Indian Navy , served as the first DG ICG . Appointed on 19 August 1978 , he served in the capacity until 31 March 1980 . Traditionally , appointees to the DG position have come from the Indian Navy , although the current office holder , Rajendra Singh , is a direct entry Coast Guard officer . While several previous Directors General have come from the Coast Guard stream -- such as Rameshwar Singh and P. Paleri -- they have all initially been commissioned into the Indian Navy before later being permanently deputed to the Coast Guard service . As such , Singh has the distinction of being the first regular direct entry officer of the Indian Coast Guard to be promoted to the position of ADG and to achieve three - star rank , doing so on 11 January 2013 . He was later appointed as the DG , taking over this position in early 2016 . Singh succeeded Vice Admiral H.C.S. Bisht on 1 March 2016 . Besides the distinction of being the first three - star rank officer of the Indian Coast Guard , Rajendra Singh is the first Coast Guard officer to become the Director General . </P>
who is the director general of the indian coast guard
who is the director general of the indian coast guard
Rajendra Singh
Rajendra Singh