THE BIRTH OF COAST GUARDS : MEN WHO PROTECT OUR COASTLINE

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The 26/11 attacks that shocked the entire nation , took away the attention from infiltrations through the fences to infiltration through the coastal area ,it was that time when  Md. Ajmal Amir Kasab and his fellow fanatics made us realize the importance our maritime security and the lacuna we had developed in so many years ignoring the sea  security
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The establishment of the Indian Coast Guard was first proposed by the Indian Navy to provide non-military maritime services to the nation. In the 1960s, sea-borne smuggling of goods was threatening India's domestic economy. The Indian Customs Department frequently called upon the Indian Navy for assistance with patrol and interception in the anti-smuggling effort.

The Nagchudhri Committee was constituted with participation from the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force to study the problem. Further the discovery of oil at Bombay high prompted its formation
An interim Indian Coast Guard came into being on 1 February 1977, equipped with two small corvettes and five patrol boats transferred from the Navy. The duties and functions of the service were formally defined in the Coast Guard Act, which was passed by India's parliament on 18 August 1978 and came into immediate effect.
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. Vice Admiral Kamath proposed a five-year plan to develop the ICG into a potent force by 1984, but the full potential of this plan was not immediately realised due to an economic resource crunch.
The naming of ranks of officers in the Coast Guard is as same as rank of CAPFs. Officers are commissioned in the Coast Guard in one of four branches, as either General-Duty officer, Pilot officer, Technical officer or Law officers. Lady Officers have two branches i.e. General-Duty Officer or Pilot Officer and serve on shore establishments/Air Stations/Headquarters. They are not deployed on board Indian Coast Guard ships. Currently, officers of Indian Coast Guard undergo Basic Military Training at the INA ,Ezhimala along with their counterparts of Indian Navy. This helps in the mutual interchange of Officers among these two sister services. While the Indian coast guard academy  is under construction in Azikkal ,Kannur, Kerala.
The vacancies for recruitment as a assistant commandant are out and can be applied through the official website of the Indian coast guard
http://joinindiancoastguard.gov.in

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