Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel Sajag commissioned

• National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval commissioned Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Sajag through digital means and dedicated it to the nation for safeguarding the maritime interests.
• OPV Sajag is constructed by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited.

Indian Coast Guard (ICG):

• The concept of forming ICG came into being post-1971 war when it was assessed that maritime borders are equally vital as land borders.
• The blueprint for a multi-dimension Coast Guard was conceived by the visionary Rustamji Committee.
• The ICG was created through an Act of Parliament in 1978.