Question : V.S. Pathania takes over as Coast Guard Director General what is motto of Indian Coast Guard ?
a) Vayam Rakṣāmaḥ
b) Strength’s Origin is in Science
c) Space technology in the Service of mankind.
d) None of these
Ans:a
Related Facts:
- V.S. Pathania took over as the 24th Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard on December 31 from Krishnaswamy Natarajan who retired from service.
- The Flag Officer is an alumni of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the National Defence College, New Delhi.
- He is a qualified helicopter pilot and holds a master’s degree in defence & strategic studies from the University of Madras.
- In a career of over 36 years, Mr. Pathania has held several key appointments afloat and ashore and has also commanded all classes of Coast Guard ships namely Inshore Patrol Vessel ‘Ranijindan’, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) ‘Vigraha’ and advanced OPV ‘Sarang’.
- Mr. Pathania is the recipient of President’s Tatrakshak Medal for Distinguished service.
- High light points :
- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India with jurisdiction over its territorial waters including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.
- The Indian Coast Guard was formally established on 1 February 1977 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India
- The Coast Guard works in close cooperation with the Indian Navy, the Department of Fisheries, the Department of Revenue (Customs) and the Central and State police forces.
- Vice Admiral V. A. Kamath of the Indian Navy was appointed the founding Director-General. Prime Minister Morarji Desai inspected the Guard of Honour at the service’s inauguration.
By – Pawan Mishra