Virender Singh Pathania

Director General

Virender Singh Pathania^[1]

PTM, TM
Director General; Virender Singh Pathania; PTM, TM
	Director General Virender Singh Pathania
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Coast Guard
Years of service	1986–present
Rank	Director General
Unit	CGHQ
Commands held	Director General of the Indian Coast Guard; Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard; Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard); Commander Coast Guard Region (North West); Commander Coast Guard Region (West); Deputy Director General (HRD); Deputy Director General(Policy & Plans); Chief Staff Officer (Operations); Chief Staff Officer (Personnel & Administration); Joint Director (Aviation); ICGS Ranijindan; ICGS Vigraha; ICGS Sarang;
Awards	President’s Tatrakshak Medal (PTM); Tatrakshak Medal (TM);

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Virender Singh Pathania PTM, TM, is an Indian Coast Guard officer serving as the 24th and the current Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.^[2] He assumed the office on 31 December 2021 upon superannuation of Director General Krishnaswamy Natarajan.^[3]^[4] He is the first helicopter pilot to hold this position.^[5] Previously he served as Additional Director General of Indian Coast Guard and Coast Guard Commander of Western Seaboard.^[6]

• DOB : 1/10/1963

References

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↑ "V S Pathania Takes Charge As Indian Coast Guard Chief". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
↑ Desk, NH Web (31 December 2021). "LIVE News Updates: Ace helicopter pilot Virender Singh Pathania appointed new DG Indian Coast Guard". National Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
↑ Bureau, The Hindu (1 January 2022). "V.S. Pathania takes over as Coast Guard Director General". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 January 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
↑ Ani |. "Watch: VS Pathania receives Guard of Honour on taking over as Coast Guard DG". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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[1] "Director General ICG".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "V S Pathania Takes Charge As Indian Coast Guard Chief". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[3] Desk, NH Web (31 December 2021). "LIVE News Updates: Ace helicopter pilot Virender Singh Pathania appointed new DG Indian Coast Guard". National Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] Bureau, The Hindu (1 January 2022). "V.S. Pathania takes over as Coast Guard Director General". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 January 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[5] Ani |. "Watch: VS Pathania receives Guard of Honour on taking over as Coast Guard DG". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[6] "Director General ICG".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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