The President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President’s Colours to INS Shivaji, Lonavala, on 13 February 2020, for the great service rendered to the nation for the past 75 years in pursuance of their duties. The President’s Colours are the highest honour that can be bestowed upon any military unit. The contribution of INS Shivaji in training of modern-day Marine Engineers was specially noted by the President.
INS Shivaji was established in 1945 and it is one of the premier training establishments of Indian Navy. The establishment has been entrusted with responsibility of imparting training to officers and sailors of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and friendly foreign navies in the domains of marine engineering. nuclear, biological and chemical defence including damage control and fire fighting, main and auxiliary controls. Overall, the establishment conducts more than 500 courses for officers and sailors and has an annual training throughput of more than 2800 officers and 7800 sailors. Shivaji also has the proud privilege of imparting training to personnel from 20 countries worldwide with an annual throughput of over 250 international trainees on an average.
