Indian Coast Guard 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.
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12 Facts About Indian Coast Guard
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The Indian Coast Guard was formally established on 1 February 1977 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India.
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Establishment of the Indian Coast Guard was first proposed by the Indian Navy to provide non-military maritime services to the nation.
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The Indian Coast Guard Navy sensed that the law enforcement nature of these duties diverged from its core mission as a military service.
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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.
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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.
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Indian Coast Guard conducts exercises with the other coast guards of the world.
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In 2006, the Indian Coast Guard conducted exercises with its Japanese and Korean counterparts.
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Indian Coast Guard's motto is "??? ??????", which translates from Sanskrit as "We Protect".
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Indian Coast Guard organisation is headed by the Director-General who is located at Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi.
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Currently, officers of Indian Coast Guard undergo Basic Military Training at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala along with their counterparts of Indian Navy.
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Section 116 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 defines the functions of the Chief Law Officer.
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