User:Additional DG Indian Coast Guard

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Additional Director General S Paramesh, PTM, TM has served the organisation in various capacities in ashore and afloat appointments with distinction over the past three decades and is presently appointed as the Additional Director General Coast Guard at Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi.

The Flag Officer is an alumnus of the National Defence College, New Delhi and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. The Flag Officer has a professional history, studded with achievements and proven track record of outstanding and meritorious performance in all assignments he has held.

The Flag Officer is specialised in Navigation & Direction and his sea commands include all major vessels of ICG which include Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel Samar and Offshore Patrol Vessel Vishwast. His key staff assignments include Dy Director General (Operations & Coastal Security), Principal Director (Operations) at the Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi and Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at the Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (East), Chennai. The Flag Officer was at the helm of Coast Guard Region (East), Coast Guard Region (West) and Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard) from 23 Jul 18 to 07 Aug 23 before assuming the Additional Director General Coast Guard.

The Flag Officer is a recipient of President’s Tatrakshak Medal for Distinguished service, Tatrakshak Medal and was also awarded the Director General Coast Guard Commendation in 2012 and FOCINC (East) Commendation in 2009.

The Flag Officer is married to Smt Priya and they have a son Pranav.

History
The Indian Coast Guard came into being on 19 August 1978. The new service was to function under the overall command and control of a Director general. 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. Until 2016, appointees to the DG position were Officers of the Indian Navy deputed to the Coast Guard.

Three direct entry Coast Guard officers have gone on to head the service. While two previous Directors General have come from the Coast Guard stream –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.

Additional responsibilities
Apart from heading the Coast Guard, the DGICG is also:


 * Chairman, National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB)
 * Chairman, National Oil-spill Disaster Contingency Plan Committee (NOSDCP)
 * Chairman, Offshore Security Co-ordination Committee (OSCC), of which the Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group is a member.
 * Indian Governor to Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP)

Insignia
The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over three eight-pointed stars and the Ashoka emblem above, on a golden shoulder board. The Director General wears gorget patches which are navy blue patches with three golden stars and oak leaves under the three golden stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted reefer jacket has three golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with two narrower bands.