About OFB
- Ordinance Factory Board (OFB), consisted of Indian Ordinance Factories was an organization, under the department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India
OFBs consisted of:
- 41 ordinance factories
- 9 training institutes
- 3 regional marketing centres
- 5 regional controllers of safety
Why Revamped
3 major issues:
- Poor quality of equipment and ammunition delivered, which has led to loss of confidence by the user and a lowering of moral of the troops on the ground,
- High cost of the orders placed, as the organization was getting these orders without any competitive bidding,
- Lack of respecting the timelines by OFBs was a huge concern, as it has an cascading effect on the combat readiness of the Armed forces
New Working Order
41 factories would be converted into 7 government owned corporate entities. They are:
1. Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
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| Headquarters | Kanpur |
| Production Units (P.U.) | 8 |
| Expertise | Rifles, Naval guns, Armoured vehicle gun systems, Rocket launchers, machine guns, Shot guns, Grenade launchers, Carbines, Mortar, Sniperrifles |
2. Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited |
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| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Production Units (P.U.) | 5 |
| Expertise | Defence mobility & combat vehicles such as MBT, UCV, TRAWLs, MPV and engines |
3. Munitions India Limited |
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| Headquarters | Pune |
| Production Units (P.U.) | 12 |
| Expertise | Small and large arms ammunition, explosives, Detonators, Projectiles, Propellants, Specialized chemicals, Grenades, charges and Bombs |
4. Yanta India Limited |
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| Headquarters | Nagpur |
| Production Units (P.U.) | 8 |
| Expertise | Components for medium & large calibre ammunition, Components for armoured vehicles, Artillery guns and Main battle tanks, Glass composites etc. |
5. Gliders India Limited |
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| Headquarters | Kanpur |
| Production Units (P.U.) | 1 |
| Expertise | Parachutes such as: tactical assault troop parachutes, Aircraft brake parachutes, man carrying parachutes, Supply-drop parachutes, Pilot parachutes |
6. Troop Comforts Limited |
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| Headquarters | Kanpur |
| Production Units (P.U.) | 4 |
| Expertise | Uniforms, Tents, jackets, Shoes and boot crampons |
7. India Optel Limited |
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| Headquarters | Dehradun |
| Production Units (P.U.) | 3 |
| Expertise | Optical sights, optical devices, Components for night-vision devices, Laser sighting devices, wires and cables, assemblies and rifle scopes. |
