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Maritime Security Module - III

Security and Geo-Strategy
• Directorate of revenue intelligence
• Defence intelligence agency
• Directorate of navy intelligence

3) Research and Development organizations

• Indian Space Research Organisation
Note
• Defence Research & Development Organisation

• National Centre of Excellence in Technology for Internal Security
(NCETIS), IIT Bombay

4) Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), Ministry of Home Affairs
5) Central Board of Excise & Customs, Ministry of Finance

6) National Committee for Strengthening Maritime and Coastal Security
(NCSMCS)
7) National Marine Police Training Institute (MPTI) (Planning)
8) Central Marine Police Force (Planning)

9.3.2 Indian Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is responsible for the security of coastal and territorial
waters. It was formally established on 18th of August 1978 by the Coast Guard Act,
1978. Do you remember Exclusive Economic Zone? The ICG is responsible for
maritime surveillance across India's 2 million sq.kms of Exclusive Economic Zone.
ICG is also responsible for the overall coordination between central and state agencies
in the matters relating to coastal security.
According to the 1976 Indian Maritime Zone Act the maritime zones of India are
divided into 5 coastal regions which have their headquarters as follows:.

No: Regions Headquarters

1 North West Gandhinagar

2 West Mumbai

3 East Chennai

4 North East Kolkata

5 Andaman and Nicobar Port Blair

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