Rajendra Singh (coast guard)

Rajendra Singh, PTM, TM
Rajendra Singh, PTM, TM
Born	28 June 1959; Jaunsar, Uttarakhand
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Coast Guard
Rank	Director General
Commands held	Director General of Indian Coast Guard; Chairman, National Search and Rescue Board; Chairman, Offshore Security Coordination Committee; Chairman, NOSDCP
Awards	President's Tatrakshak Medal; Tatrakshak Medal

Rajendra Singh, PTM, TM (born 28 June 1959) is a retired Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.[1]

Early life

Rajendra Singh hails from Uttarakhand. He did his schooling from Mussoorie and graduation from Dehradun.

Coast Guard career

Singh joined the Indian Coast Guard in 1980. He has been one of the pioneers who charted the growth of the organization. As a Flag Officer he has commanded all the classes of ships in the inventory of the service.

He was trained in the Maritime Search and Rescue (M-SAR) and Maritime Safety with the United States Coast Guard. He has attended the National Security Course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. Having served in various capacities both afloat and ashore including in the areas of Operations, Administration, HR and Policy & Plans.

He was instrumental in consolidation of the administrative framework of the service and laying the foundation for expansion of the organization in a planned manner.

As an Inspector General, he had commanded both Eastern as well as the erstwhile undivided Western Region (which in itself implies having commanded more than 2/3rd of the operational fleet and units of the service). On the Eastern front, he led the ICG efforts in the Palk Bay at the peak of the ethnic strife, and on the West, he spearheaded the transformation of the service to counter challenges in the Coastal Security by implementing state of art Coastal Security Network.

As the Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, he proficiently handled the conflicting demands in a continually enlarging charter of duties. The onerous responsibility included facilitating the organizational growth in an expeditious manner and providing impetus to achieve a high level of operational effectiveness.

Awards and distinctions

2007 - President's Tatrakshak Medal (PTM)

1990 - Tatrakshak Medal (TM)

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References

"K Natarajan takes over as Director General of Coast Guard". m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

"Director General: Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Government of India. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
Hiranandani, Gulab Mohanlal (2010), Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991–2000, Lancer Publishers LLC, ISBN 978-1-935501-66-4
Sharma, M. D. (2008), Paramilitary Forces of India, Gyan Publishing House, ISBN 978-81-7835-708-9
Reddy, Krishna (2007), Tmh General Knowledge Manual, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN 978-0-07-061999-9
"Rajendra Singh is the new Coast Guard chief". 27 February 2016.
"Indian Coast Guard Gets New Director General" (PDF). Indian Coast Guard. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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[1] "K Natarajan takes over as Director General of Coast Guard". m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 3 July 2019.