Indian Coast Guard DG Salary: Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal passed away on Sunday. According to reports, he died due to a heart attack. Rakesh Pal was the 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. But do you know how much salary and what facilities the DG of the Indian Coast Guard gets? Let’s find out.
Rakesh Pal, a native of Uttar Pradesh, is an alumnus of the Indian Naval Academy. He joined the Indian Coast Guard in January 1989. In July 2023, he was appointed Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. Prior to this, he held various key positions in the Coast Guard. These include the posts of Commander Coast Guard Region (North West) in Gandhinagar, Deputy Director General (Policy and Planning) and Additional Director General Coast Guard at Coast Guard Headquarters in New Delhi.
DG Rakesh Pal commanded various categories of ICG ships, including ICGS Samarth, Vijayit, Sucheta Kriplani, Ahilyabai and C-03. He also commanded coast guard bases like Okha and Vadinar in Gujarat. The job of the Indian Coast Guard is to monitor and protect the maritime borders of the country. The Coast Guard monitors the maritime border to prevent smuggling, illegal fishing, and other illegal activities.
Every year, a large number of recruitments take place in the Coast Guard. Even 10th pass candidates apply for the same. The biggest post in the Coast Guard is that of the Director General. The Director General is a 3-star rank officer. The post of DG is equivalent to the rank of Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy, Lieutenant General of the Army and Air Marshal of the Air Force.
How much salary does DG get
If we talk about the salary of the Director General of Indian Coast Guard, then his basic salary is Rs 2 lakh 5 thousand per month. Apart from this, he also gets many facilities. These include government accommodation, government car, security, medical facility and many other facilities.
Ranks in Indian Coast Guard
- Director General
- inspector general
- Deputy Inspector General
- Deputy Inspector General
- Commandant
- Assistant Commandant
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