VS Pathania appointed as ADG of Indian Coast Guard

• The Ministry of Defence has appointed Virendra Singh Pathania as the Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard headquarters in New Delhi.

• The Government of India issued the posting order of VS Pathania on September 24, 2021, and he will take charge of the position on September 30. Pathania was till now in charge of the force’s Eastern Seaboard in Vizag.

• The post of the Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard has been lying vacant for months after the previous officer took premature retirement months after his superannuation.