Nupur Kulshresthabecomes the 1st woman to be promoted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG )of Indian Coast Guard. She joined Indian Coast Guard in 1999. About Indian Coast Guard On August 18, 1978 ICG was established by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India as an independent Armed force of India & is operated under the Ministry of defence. It is an armed forces & multi-mission organisation, which conducts real life operations at sea round the year.