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Director General
Virender Singh Pathania
PVSM, PTM, TM
Director General Virender Singh Pathania
Born1 October 1963
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Coast Guard
Years of service1986–2023
Rank Director General
UnitCGHQ
Commands
AwardsPresident’s Tatrakshak Medal
Tatrakshak Medal

Virender Singh Pathania, PVSM, PTM, TM, is a retired Indian Coast Guard officer. He served as the 24th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. He assumed the office on 31 December 2021 upon superannuation of Director General Krishnaswamy Natarajan. He is the first helicopter pilot to hold this position. Previously he served as Additional Director General of Indian Coast Guard and Coast Guard Commander of Western Seaboard.

Career

In the course of a decorated career, VS Pathania commanded Indian Coast Guard vessels of all classes and was awarded President’s Tatrakshak Medal for Distinguished service, Tatrakshak Medal for Gallantry, and Director General's Commendation.

Pathania's tenure as Director General witnessed the milestone of having attained complete indigenization and a large-scale induction and operationalization of drones in the Indian Coast Guard.

References

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  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.
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Military offices
Preceded byKrishnaswamy Natarajan Director General of the Indian Coast Guard
2021 - 2023 		Succeeded byRakesh Pal


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