TOPIC: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
- It was formally established in 1978 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 as an independent Armed Force of India.
- It is under the Ministry of Defence.
- HQ- New Delhi
- It is headed by the Director General Indian Coast Guard.
- It role is to protect India’s maritime interests and to enforce it’s maritime laws; with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and Exclusive Economic Zone.
