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ORDNANCE FACTORIES BOARD
(OFB) |
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Description |
- It is an industrial organisation, functioning under the
Department of Defence Production of Ministry of Defence,
Government of India.
- It is engaged in research, development, production,
testing, marketing and logistics of a comprehensive product
range in the areas of air, land and sea systems.
- OFB comprises several Ordnance Factories, nine Training
Institutes, three Regional Marketing Centres and four
Regional Controllerates of Safety, which are spread all
across the country.
- It is the world's largest government-operated production
organisation, and the oldest organisation run by the
Government of India.
- It is amongst the top 50 defence equipment manufacturers
in the world.
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Events |
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Jul 01, 2018: |
P.K. Shrivastava took over as the Director General of Ordnance
Factories and Chairman of the OFB on this day. |
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Dec 01, 2017: |
Sunil Kumar Chourasia was appointed as the new Director General
of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance
Factory Board (OFB) on this day. |
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Apr 02, 1979: |
OFB was established on this day. |
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Mar 18: |
This day is celebrated every year as the Ordnance Factories Day
in India. |
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Mar 18, 1802: |
The Gun & Shell Factory was established in Cossipur, Calcutta in
1801, which commenced production on this day. |
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