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Development and end of Indian Ordnance Factories

During 1775 British authorities accepted the establishment of Board of Ordnance in Fort William, Kolkata. This marks the official beginning of the Army Ordnance in India.In 1787 a gun powder factory was established at Ishapore which started production from 1791 ( at which location Rifle Factory was established in 1904).
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The Beginning

The history and development of Indian Ordnance Factories is directly linked with the British reign in India. East India company of England for their economic interest in India and to increase their political hold considered military hardware as vital element. During 1775 British authorities accepted the establishment of Board of Ordnance in Fort William, Kolkata. This marks the official beginning of the Army Ordnance in India.In 1787 a gun powder factory was established at Ishapore which started production from 1791 ( at which location Rifle Factory was established in 1904). In 1801 a Gun Carriage Agency at Cossipore, Kolkata (presently known as Gun & Shell Factory, Cossipore) was eatablished and production started from 18th March, 1802. This is the first Industrial establishment of Ordnance Factories which has continued its existence till 30.09.2021. The board was dismantled and a corporation has been formed under Companies Act.

The OFB controls 41 factories employing over 70,000 employees. It has an annual turnover of about Rs 19,000 crore. All of this will be split into seven Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs), fully owned by the government. The government hopes that the decision to replace the Ordnance Factory Board with seven DPSUs would reform the defence production sector in India. “We have opened up opportunities for mega defence programmes, including fighter aircraft, helicopters, tanks and submarines through a strategic partnership model that will help our private companies become global giants in the years to come,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh [India Today-September 30, 2021]

Growth of Indian Ordnance Factories

The growth of the Ordnance Factories leading to its present setup has been continuous but in spurts. There were 18 ordnance factories before India became independent in 1947. 21 factories have been established after independence – mostly, in wake of defence preparedness imperatives caused by the three major wars fought by the Indian Armed forces. 40th Factory is under establishment at Nalanda, Bihar.

Main Events

Main events in the evolution of Ordnance Factory can be listed as below:

  • 1801 – Establishment of Gun Carriage Agency at Cossipore, Kolkata.
  • 1802 – Production started from 18th March 1802 at Cossipore.
  • 1906 – The Administration of Indian Ordnance Factories came under a separate charge as ‘IG of Ordnance Factories’.
  • 1933 – Charged to ‘Director of Ordnance Factories’.
  • 1948 – Placed under direct control of Ministry of Defence.
  • 1962 – Dept. of Defence Production was set up at Ministry of Defence.
  • 1979 – Ordnance Factory Board came into existence from 2nd April.

Mission

Production of State of the Art Battle Field Equipments

Vision

  • To Equip our Armed Forces with Modern Defence and Battle Field Equipments
  • To Continuously Modernise our Production Facilities
  • To Train and Motivate Personnel
  • To equip ourselves with Technologies through Acquisition, Synergy and In-house R&D;
  • To Continuously Improve Quality
  • To improve operational efficiency and communications by extensive use of information technology
  • To improve highest level of customer satisfaction
  • To increase customer base in Defence, Non-Defence and Export markets and establish Global Presence

OFB Summary

प्रस्तावना

भारतीय आयुध निर्माणियाँ एक भव्य औद्योगिक संरचना हैं जो रक्षा मंत्रालय के रक्षा उत्पादन विभाग के अंतर्गत कार्य करती हैं। भारतीय आयुध निर्माणियाँ जिसका मुख्यालय कोलकाता में है , वह 41 निर्माणियों , 9 प्रशिक्षण संस्थान , 3 क्षेत्रीय विपणन केन्द्र ओर 4 क्षेत्रीय संरक्षा नियंत्रणालयों का समूह है।आज आयुध निर्माणी बोर्ड भारतवर्ष में फैली 41 निर्माणियों के साथ प्रदान करता है :-

  • बहु – प्रौद्योगिकी सामर्थ्यताओं के साथ एक बृहत् और परर्िवत्तनीय उत्पादन आधार
  • अत्याधुनिक उत्पादन सुविधाएं
  • कुशल और पेशेवर अर्हता प्राप्त जन शक्ति और प्रबंधकीय कार्मिकों का बृहत् भंडार
  • गुणवता मानकों का सख्त पालन ( सभी इकाईयाँ आई. एस. ओ. 9000 प्रमाणित है )
  • आवश्यकता आधारित परिष्करण एवं सुधार के लिए मौलिक एवं अनुकूलित अनुसंधान एवं विकास
  • अभियांत्रिकी सामर्थ्यता को आगे बढाना
  • औद्योगिक प्रशिक्षण सुविधाओं के लिए एक मजबूत आधार
  • सुविधाजनक स्थान के कारण रेडी मार्केट तक पहुँच

भौगोलिक विस्तार

भारतवर्ष मे 41 आयुध निर्माणियाँ 24 विभिन्न भौगोलिक स्थानों पर स्थित हैं। हमारी निर्माणियाँ एवं मुख्यालय विभिन्न स्थानों में कहाँ पर स्थित हैं , उन्हें मानचित्र में देख सकते हैं।

राज्य एवं संघ शासित प्रदेशों के नामनिर्माणियों की संख्या
महाराष्ट्र10
उत्तर प्रदेश9
मध्य प्रदेश6
तमिलनाडू6
पश्चिम बंगाल4
उत्तरांचल2
तेलंगाना1
चण्डीगढ़1
उड़ीसा1
बिहार1

हमारे उत्पाद की श्रेणी

आयुध निर्माणियों में उत्पादित सामग्री काफी परिष्कृत एवं जटिल प्रकृति की हैं। उत्पादों की श्रेणियाँ सामान्यत: आश्चर्यजनक है , जैसा कि निम्नलिखित सूची से स्पष्ट है। हमारे उत्पाद किसी भी सशस्त्र सेना के बृहत् एवं सर्वांगपूर्ण आवश्यकता की पूर्ति करते हैं।

प्रौद्योगिकी

हमारे उत्पाद संचालन में सुरक्षित , विश्वसनीय एवं सही प्रयोग के समय प्रतिकूल परिस्थितियों मे विषम जलवायु में भी समान क्षमता के साथ सुरक्षित रहेंगे। संयंत्र और प्रौद्योगिकियों का चुनाव इस तरह किया गया है कि उच्च श्रेणी की गुणता और अत्याधुनिक सी एन सी प्रौद्योगिकी का मिश्रण है। उत्पाद प्रक्रिया , अभियांत्रिकी के बड़े भाग – मेकेनिकल , इलैक्ट्रानिकल , मेटालर्जीकल , रासायनिक , टेक्सटाईल , ऑपटिक्स और इलेक्ट्रानिक्स को शामिल करती हैं।यह हमारा प्रयत्न है कि हम विश्व स्तर के उत्पादों का निर्माण सुरक्षा पहलुओं , उत्पादों एवं प्रक्रियाओं से बिना समझौता किए करें। सुरक्षा मानकों के पालन को उच्च प्राथमिकता दी जाती है एवं सुरक्षा के सिध्दांत और आपदा प्रबंधक योजना संगठन में चालू है।

ग्राहक

भारतीय आयुध निर्माणियों के चुनिंदा ग्राहक भारतीय सशस्त्र सेनाएं हैं। सशस्त्र सेनाओं को आयुध की आपूर्ति के अतिरिक्त , आयुध निर्माणियाँ अन्य दूसरे उपभोक्ताओं की मांगों को भी पूरा करती हैं जैसे गोला बारूद , वस्त्र , बुलेट प्रुफ वाहन और सुरंग प्रतिरोधी वाहन की आपूर्ति इत्यादि। निर्यात के आयतन में वृध्दि एवं इसके कार्य विस्तार में फैलाव आयुध निर्माणियों का प्रमुख उद्देश्य रहता है।


Constitution of the Board

The Apex Board is headed by Director General Ordnance Factories (DGOF) as Chairman and has 9 Members in the rank of Additional DGOF. Ordnance Factories are divided into 5 operating divisions, depending upon the type of the main products/technologies employed. These are :

  1. Ammunition and Explosives (A&E;)
  2. Weapons, Vehicles & Equipments (WV&E;)
  3. Materials and Components (M&C;)
  4. Armoured Vehicle (AV)
  5. Ordnance Equipment Group of Factories (OEF)

Each of the above group of factories is headed by a Member/Additional DGOF. The four remaining Members are responsible for staff functions, viz Personnel (Per), Finance(Fin), Planning & Material Management (P&MM;), Technical Services (TS) and they operate from Kolkata.


Factories

Ammunition Factory Kirkee (AFK)
Cordite Factory Aravankadu (CFA)
Engine Factory Avadi (EFA)
Field Gun Factory Kanpur (FGK)
Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (GCF)
Grey Iron Foundry Jabalpur (GIF)
Gun & Shell Factory Cossipore (GSF)
Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project, Tiruchirapalli (HAPP)
High Explosive Factory Kirkee (HEF)
Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi (HVF)
Machine Tool Prototype Factory Ambarnath (MPF)
Metal & Steel Factory (MSF)
Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi (OCFAV)
Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh (OCFC)
Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur (OCFS)
Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (OEFC)
Ordnance Equipement Factory Hazratpur (OEFHZ)
Ordnance Factory Ambarnath (OFA)
Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAJ)
Ordnance Factory Bhandara (OFBA)
Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH)
Ordnance Factory Bolangir (OFBOL)
Ordnance Factory Kanpur (OFC)
Ordnance Factory Chanda (OFCH)
Ordnance Factory Dum Dum (OFDC)
Ordnance Factory Dehu Road (OFDR)
Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFDUN)
Ordnance Factory Itarsi (OFI)
Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK)
Ordnance Factory Katni (OFKAT)
Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (OFM)
Ordnance Factory Project Nalanda (OFN)
Ordnance Factory Project, Korwa (OFPKR)
Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM)
Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli (OFT)
Ordnance Factory Varangaon (OFV)
Opo-Electronic Factory Dehradun (OLF)
Ordnance Parachute Factory Kanpur (OPF)
Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI)
Small Arms Factory Kanpur (SAF)
Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)

Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning

NADP (NADP)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Ambajhari (OFILAJ)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Ambarnath (OFILAM)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Avadi (OFILAV)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Dehradun (OFILDD)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Ichapore (OFILIS)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Khamaria (OFILKH)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Kanpur (OFILKN)
Ordnance Factory Institute of Learning, Medak (OFILMK)

Regional Marketing Centres

RMCAV (RMCAV)
RMCDL (RMCDL)
RMCPU (RMCPU)
Regional Controllerate of Safety
RCSAJ (RCSAJ)
RCSAV (RCSAV)
RCSER (RCSER)
RCSNR (RCSNR)
RCSPU (RCSPU)


Source: OFB

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