The 20th National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting was organized by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Friday, 18 November 2022 at Kevadia in Gujarat as part of the series of annual Maritime Search and Rescue (M-SAR) meetings. This high-level meeting was chaired by the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard and the Chairman of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Board, Director General V.S. Pathania, PTM, and was held under the chairmanship of TM. The NMSAR Board comprises a total of 31 members from various Union Ministries/agencies, members of the Armed Forces, all coastal States, and Union Territories and oversees the vast Indian Search and Rescue Region of 4.6 million square kilometers (ISRR) meets annually to discuss policy issues, formulate guidelines and procedures and evaluate the effectiveness of the National Maritime Search and Re