The DG ICG has their office in the Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ) in New Delhi.

[2][3][b] Paramesh Sivamani is the current Director General of the Indian Coast Guard who assumed the office after Rakesh Pal died on 18th August 2024 following a cardiac arrest.

[4] Vice Admiral V. A. Kamath, deputed from the Indian Navy, served as the first DG ICG.

[5] Until 2016, appointees to the DG position were Officers of the Indian Navy deputed to the Coast Guard.

[6] Apart from heading the Coast Guard, the DGICG is also:[7] The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over three eight-pointed stars and the Ashoka emblem above, on a golden shoulder board.