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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Sunday (February 1, 2026) praised the relation of the Indian Coast Guard during past year's Operation Sindoor, saying the maritime unit had deployed strategical assets successful advance, enhanced surveillance on the occidental coast, and maintained a "high alert" successful the coastal and creek areas.
Addressing an lawsuit to people the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) 50th Raising Day, Mr. Singh besides said the cognition displayed "seamless inter-service coordination" wrong India's multi-layered maritime information system, and reaffirmed the relation of the ICG arsenic a "frontline force".
In his address, the Defence Minister besides made a notation to the Union Budget 2026-27 presented connected Sunday (February 1, 2026), calling it a fund that reflects "what is connected India's mind”.
Raised connected February 1, 1977, the ICG was envisioned to code emerging maritime challenges and safeguard India's expanding marine interests.
Mr. Singh said successful the past 5 decades, the Coast Guard has emerged arsenic an "important pillar" of India's nationalist security, and the ICG has been transformed into a "massive, modern, and almighty force" equipped with precocious ships, helicopters, modern craft and champion technologies.
In his address, helium enumerated the assorted cardinal roles played by the ICG, from preventing terrorism, arms and quality trafficking to ensuring maritime security, and from redeeming lives and responding to earthy disasters, to controlling different amerciable activities, saying the unit remains vigilant connected each front.
"Besides, your large accomplishment is besides what you did during Operation Sindoor, which was effected nether an situation of heightened maritime sensitivity," helium said.
The Defence Minister said that the ICG, nether a "fast and steadfast response", had "deployed strategical assets successful advance, enhanced surveillance on the occidental coast, and maintained a precocious alert successful coastal and creek areas".
He described the ICG arsenic a "wall of trust" connected India's maritime border, saying it demonstrated the existent meaning of work to the nation.
"Operation Sindoor displayed seamless inter-service coordination wrong India's multi-layered maritime information system, and reaffirmed the relation of the Indian Coast Guard arsenic a frontline force," Mr. Singh said.
Established successful 1977 with conscionable 7 aboveground platforms, the ICG has evolved into a formidable maritime unit comprising 155 ships and 80 aircraft, officials said.
By 2030, the ICG is "poised to execute its people unit levels of 200 aboveground platforms and 100 aircraft, firmly establishing itself among the world's premier seashore defender services," they said.
Mr. Singh said successful an epoch of planetary instability and increasing maritime threats, its responsibilities person accrued adjacent more.
"Its publication successful tackling challenges specified arsenic cause trafficking, piracy, amerciable trade, and marine contamination is decisive. Saving implicit 11,800 lives astatine oversea since its inception intelligibly demonstrates its courage, skill, and consciousness of duty.
"Be it cyclones, maritime accidents, oregon determination humanitarian missions similar Operation Sagar Bandhu, it has demonstrated punctual response, compassion, and a nonrecreational approach. Multi-agency coordination, the relation of archetypal responders successful catastrophe management, and the show of humanity, on with professionalism, fortify nationalist security," helium said.
Mr. Singh exhorted the ICG to hole a "clear, well-targeted, and visionary roadmap" for the adjacent 25 years arsenic the federation marches guardant towards the extremity of Viksit Bharat astatine 2047 with determination.
He emphasised that the roadmap should not lone encompass manpower readying and capableness development, but besides specify wherever the ICG sees itself arsenic an organisation by 2047.
Mr. Singh urged the ICG to absorption connected organisational and structural reforms that volition marque it much "agile, responsive and aboriginal oriented".
"If this introspection and reforms are initiated today, past connected 100 years of our independence, the ICG volition not lone go a beardown guardian of maritime security, but besides a shining awesome of Viksit Bharat's maritime prowess," helium said.
Mr. Singh besides unveiled the ICG's 'Swarnim Jayanti' logo, and released a commemorative stamp.
Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, Defence Secretary R.K. Singh, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and Director General, ICG, Paramesh Sivamani, were contiguous astatine the lawsuit hosted astatine the Bharat Mandapam successful New Delhi.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi person extended greetings to each ranks of the ICG connected the occasion.
"#ICGRaisingDay2026 Hon'ble President of #India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu extended her lukewarm wishes to @IndiaCoastGuard connected the juncture of 50th raising day. #IndianCoastGuardDay2026 #WeProtect," the ICG posted connected X connected Sunday (February 1, 2026), and shared a written connection of the President.
Prime Minister Modi successful a station connected X earlier successful the day, said, "On their Raising Day, greetings to each the ranks of the Indian Coast Guard. They person made a people for lasting arsenic a steadfast shield on our shores. Their unwavering committedness to maritime security, swift catastrophe effect and extortion of our marine ecosystem is commendable. @IndiaCoastGuard".
