Indian Coast Guard Day Celebrated on 1st February 2025 .

Important Days

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Day is celebrated annually on 1st February across India to commemorate the establishment of the ICG, India's maritime armed force under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).


      - 1st February 2025 marks the observance of the 49th Raising Day of the ICG.

      - In 1977, the Union Cabinet approved the establishment of the ICG, with 2 frigates and 5 patrol boats transferred from the Indian Navy (IN).

     

Main Point :-   (i) The ICG was formed on February 1, 1977, by the Coast Guard Act of 1978 of the Parliament of India to combat sea-based smuggling that affected India's economy.

      (ii) The 1st Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS), Kuthar (Pennant No. 31), was transferred from the IN to the ICG in 1978.

(iii) The Indian Parliament declared ICG Day on August 18, 1978. ICG was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister (PM) Morarji Desai on 19th August 1978.
About Indian Coast Guard (ICG)

DG : Paramesh Sivamani
Headquarters : New Delhi
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