Lok Sabha Question No. 994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.994

TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  DECEMBER, 2021

## ORDNANCE FACTORIES

994. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  ordnance  factories  within  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including  Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether the Government has dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and transferred its assets, employees and management to seven Public Sector Units (PSUs);
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for the corporatization of the OFB; and
- (d) whether the assurances given to the federations in this context have not been fulfilled, if so, the details thereof and the stand of the Government thereon?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) to (d): A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  994  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021  REGARDING 'ORDNANCE FACTORIES'.

- (a) There  are  41  Ordnance  Factories  in  the  country.  STATE/UT-wise  status  of  Ordnance factories including Tamil Nadu is appended below. Details are at Annexure-C.
- (b) & (c) Yes Sir, to enhance functional autonomy, efficiency and unleash new growth potential and  innovation  in  Ordnance  Factories,  the  production  units  of  Ordnance  Factory  Board  have been converted into 7 Defence Public Sector Undertakings with 41 Units w.e.f. 1 st October, 2021 ('Appointed Date').
- (i) The  Government  of  India  has  transferred,  with  effect  from  the  Appointed  Date,  the management,  control,  operations  and  maintenance  of  these  41  units  to  7  Government companies  (wholly  owned  by  the  Government  of  India) , namely  (i)  Munitions  India Limited, (ii) Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited, (iii) Advanced Weapons and Equipment India  Limited,  (iv)  Troop  Comforts  Limited,  (v)  Yantra  India  Limited,  (vi)India  Optel Limited,  and  (vii)  Gliders  India  Limited  (collectively  'New  DPSUs')  in  respect  of  (a) production activities, viz production of arms, ammunitions, weapons, vehicles, defence

| S. No.   | State/UT       |   No. of Ordnance Factories |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Chandigarh     |                          01 |
| 2        | Uttarakhand    |                          02 |
| 3        | Uttar Pradesh  |                          09 |
| 4        | Bihar          |                          01 |
| 5        | West Bengal    |                          04 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh |                          06 |
| 7        | Maharashtra    |                          10 |
| 8        | Telangana      |                          01 |
| 9        | Tamil Nadu     |                          06 |
| 10       | Odisha         |                          01 |
|          | Total          |                          41 |

equipment and non-defence equipment; and (b) identified non-production activities, as set out in Annexure A. The Government of India has also transferred, with effect from the  Appointed  Date,  the  management,  control,  operations  and  maintenance  of  certain identified non-production units of OFB and identified surplus land at 16 production units of OFB to the Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services) ('Directorate') under the DDP, as set out in Annexure B.

- (ii) On and with effect from the Appointed Date, OFB, which has been set up vide Ministry of Defence letter no. 1(82)/78/D(Fy.I) dated 09.01.1979, has ceased to exist as a body.
- (iii) The Government of India has also transferred all assets and liabilities of OFB to the New DPSUs and the Directorate as per the structure set out in Annexures A and B, with effect from the Appointed Date.
- (iv) All the employees of OFB (Group A, B & C) belonging to the production units and also the identified non-production units (as per the structure set out in Annexure A) have been transferred en  masse to  the  New  DPSUs  on  terms  of  foreign  service  without  any deputation  allowance  (deemed  deputation)  initially  for  a  period  of  two  years  from  the Appointed Date.
- (v) All the employees of OFB (Group A, B & C) belonging to OFB HQ (at Kolkata), OFB New  Delhi  Office,  OF  Schools  and  OF  Hospitals  (Group  A,  B  &  C),  have  been transferred en  masse to  the  Directorate  under  DDP,  initially  for  a  period  of  two  years from the Appointed Date.

(d)  The  Government  is  committed  to  safeguard  the  interests  of  the  employees  of  erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), as mentioned at various forums including during interactions with the Federations. Accordingly the Government has taken the following steps:-

- (i) All the employees of OFB (Group A, B & C) belonging to the production units and also the identified non-production units (as per the structure set out in Annexure-A) have been transferred en  masse to  the  new  DPSUs  on  terms  of  foreign  service,  without  any deputation  allowance  (deemed  deputation)  initially  for  a  period  of  two  years  from  the Appointed Date.

- (ii) Till such time, the employees remain on deemed deputation to the new DPSUs, they shall continue to be subject to all the extant rules, regulations and orders as are applicable to the Central Government servants, including related to their pay scales, allowances, leave, medical facilities, career progression and other service conditions.
- (iii) All  the  employees  of  OFB  (Group  A,  B  &  C)  belonging  to  OFB  Head  Quarter  (at Kolkata), OFB New Delhi Office, OF Schools and OF Hospitals have been transferred en masse to the Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services) under the Department of Defence Production, initially for a period of two years from the Appointed Date.
- (iv) The pension liabilities of the retirees and existing employees will continue to be borne by the Government. For the employees recruited after 01.01.2004, National Pension Scheme applicable  to  the  Central  Government  employees  is  in  vogue  and  the  same  would  be adopted by the new DPSUs, including continuation of all special provisions applicable to Central Government employees under the National Pension System.

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## ANNEXURE-A REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  994  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021  REGARDING 'ORDNANCE FACTORIES'.

## Structure for Transfer of Production Units and identified Non-Production Units to the 7 New DPSUs

|   Sl. No. | Name of transferring production unit           | Name of transferee New DPSUs and main objectives / business                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ammunition Factory Khadki                      | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | Cordite Factory Aruvankadu                     | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirappalli | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | High Explosive Factory Khadki                  | Registered and corporate office:                                                                                                                                            |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory Bhandara                      | Ammunition Factory Khadki, Pune,                                                                                                                                            |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory Bolangir                      | Maharashtra, India, 411003                                                                                                                                                  |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory ChandaChandrapur              | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory Dehu Road                     | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory Itarsi                        | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory Khamaria                      | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory Nalanda                       | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         1 | Ordnance Factory Varangaon                     | Munitions India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing ammunition and explosives.                                                              |
|         2 | Engine Factory Avadi                           | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing vehicles. Registered and corporate office: HVF Road, Bhaktavatsalapuram, Avadi, |
|         2 | Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi                    | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing vehicles. Registered and corporate office: HVF Road, Bhaktavatsalapuram, Avadi, |
|         2 | Machine Tool Prototype Factory Ambernath       | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing vehicles. Registered and corporate office: HVF Road, Bhaktavatsalapuram, Avadi, |
|         2 | Ordnance Factory Medak                         | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing vehicles. Registered and corporate office: HVF Road, Bhaktavatsalapuram, Avadi, |
|         2 | Vehicle Factory Jabalpur                       | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600054                                                                                                                                          |

|   3. | Field Gun Factory Kanpur               | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    3 | Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur          | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|    3 | Gun and Shell Factory Cossipore        | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|    3 | Ordnance Factory Kanpur                | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|    3 | Ordnance Factory Project Korwa         | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|    3 | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli       | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|    3 | Rifle Factory Ishapore                 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|    3 | Small Arms Factory Kanpur              | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing weapons and equipment. Registered and corporate office: Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Kalpi Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208009                                          |
|    4 | Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi        | Troop Comforts Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing troop comfort items. Registered and corporate office: C/o Ordnance Factory Equipment, Headquarter GTRoad, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208013                                                   |
|    4 | Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur | Troop Comforts Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing troop comfort items. Registered and corporate office: C/o Ordnance Factory Equipment, Headquarter GTRoad, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208013                                                   |
|    4 | Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur      | Troop Comforts Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing troop comfort items. Registered and corporate office: C/o Ordnance Factory Equipment, Headquarter GTRoad, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208013                                                   |
|    4 | Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur   | Troop Comforts Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing troop comfort items. Registered and corporate office: C/o Ordnance Factory Equipment, Headquarter GTRoad, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208013                                                   |
|    5 | Grey Iron Foundry Jabalpur             | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |
|    5 | Metal and Steel Factory Ishapore       | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |
|    5 | Ordnance Factory Ambernath             | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |
|    5 | Ordnance Factory Ambajhari             | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |
|    5 | Ordnance Factory Bhusawal              | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |
|    5 | Ordnance Factory Dumdum                | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |
|    5 | Ordnance Factory Katni                 | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |
|    5 | Ordnance Factory Muradnagar            | Yantra India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing Military Grade components and Ancillary products. Registered and corporate office: C/o The General Manager Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari Amravati Road Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440021 |

| 6.      | Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh                  | India Optel Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing opto-electronic items. Registered and corporate office: C/oOpto Electronic Factory, Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, 248008        |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 6.      | Ordnance Factory Dehradun                          | India Optel Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing opto-electronic items. Registered and corporate office: C/oOpto Electronic Factory, Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, 248008        |
| 6.      | Opto-Electronics Factory Dehradun                  | India Optel Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing opto-electronic items. Registered and corporate office: C/oOpto Electronic Factory, Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, 248008        |
| 7.      | Ordnance Parachute Factory Kanpur                  | Gliders India Limited. This DPSU will be engaged in the business of manufacturing parachutes. Registered and corporate office: C/o Ordnance Factory Equipment Headquarter, GTRoad, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208005 |
| Sl. No. | Name of transferring non-production unit           | Name of transferee New DPSUs                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1.      | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Khamaria | Munitions India Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1.      | National Academy of Defence Production, Ambajhari  | Munitions India Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1.      | Regional Controllerate of Safety Pune.             | Munitions India Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1.      | Regional Marketing Centre, Pune                    | Munitions India Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

|   2. | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Ambernath                       | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|    2 | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Avadi                           | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|    2 | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Medak                           | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|    2 | Regional Controllerate of Safety, Avadi                                   | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|    2 | Regional Marketing Centre, Chennai                                        | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|    2 | AV Head Quarter, Avadi                                                    | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|    3 | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Ishapore                        | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|    3 | Regional Controllerate of Safety, Kanpur                                  | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|    4 | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Kanpur*                         | Troop Comforts Limited                       |
|    4 | OEF Head Quarter, Kanpur                                                  | Troop Comforts Limited                       |
|    5 | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Ambajhari                       | Yantra India Limited                         |
|    5 | Regional Controllerate of Safety, Ambajhari                               | Yantra India Limited                         |
|    5 | Regional Controllerate of Safety, Ishapore                                | Yantra India Limited                         |
|    5 | Ordnance Factory Recruitment Centre located in NADP premises at Ambajhari | Yantra India Limited                         |
|    5 | Regional Marketing Centre, New Delhi                                      | Yantra India Limited                         |

| 6.      | Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Dehradun   | India Optel Limited                                                                              |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of the asset                                    | Name of transferee New DPSUs and% of paid-up equity share capital of the asset                   |
| 1.      | Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL)           | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited; 42.5% of the paid-up equity share capital of IRRPL |
|         |                                                      | Munitions India Limited; 8% of the paid-up equity share capital of IRRPL                         |

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## ANNEXURE-B REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  994  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021  REGARDING 'ORDNANCE FACTORIES'.

Structure for Transfer of identified Non-Production Units and Surplus Land to the Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services)

| Sl. No.   | Name of transferring non-production unit   | Name of transferring non-production unit   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | OF Hospitals / independent dispensaries    | Metal and Steel Factory Ishapore           |
|           |                                            | Ammunition Factory Khadki                  |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Kanpur                    |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Khamaria                  |
|           |                                            | Gun and Shell Factory Cossipore            |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur          |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur     |
|           |                                            | Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur              |
|           |                                            | Vehicle Factory Jabalpur                   |
|           |                                            | Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi                |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Ambernath                 |
|           |                                            | Cordite Factory Aruvankadu                 |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Medak                     |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Muradnagar                |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Bhandara                  |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory ChandaChandrapur          |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Ambajhari                 |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Varangaon                 |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Dehradun                  |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Katni                     |
|           |                                            | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli           |

: 2 :

|    |            | Ordnance Factory Itarsi              |
|----|------------|--------------------------------------|
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Dehu Road           |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Bolangir            |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Bhusawal            |
|    |            | Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh    |
|    |            | Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Project Nalanda     |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Project Korwa       |
| 2. | OF Schools | Ordnance Factory Bhandara            |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Ambarnath           |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Ambajhari           |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Bhusawal            |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Chandrapur          |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Varangaon           |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Itarsi              |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Katni               |
|    |            | Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur        |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Khamaria            |
|    |            | Vehicle Factory Jabalpur             |
|    |            | Cordite Factory Aruvankadu           |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli     |
|    |            | Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi      |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Badmal              |
|    |            | Gun and Shell Factory Cossipore      |
|    |            | Metal and Steel Factory Ishapore     |
|    |            | Rifle Factory Ishapore               |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Dum Dum             |
|    |            | Ordnance Factory Muradnagar          |

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Ordnance Clothing Factory Shajahanpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Ordnance Factory Kanpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Ordnance Factory Dehradun                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3. | OFB Head Quarter Units                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | OFB Head Quarter (located at Kolkata) and OFB New Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4. | Office Identified surplus land of 3152.11 acres located at 16 Ordnance factories, as follows: (a) Ordnance Factory Bhandara: 420 acres (b) Ordnance Factory Ambernath: 168.32 acres (c) Ordnance Factory Ambajhari: 552 acres (d) Ordnance Factory Varangaon: 140 acres (e) Ordnance Factory Itarsi: 585 acres (f) Ordnance Factory Katni: 45 acres (g) Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur: 168 acres (h) Ordnance Factory Khamaria: 307 acres (i) High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirappalli: 288.55 acres (j) Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli: 160 acres (k) Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi: 43.81 acres | Office Identified surplus land of 3152.11 acres located at 16 Ordnance factories, as follows: (a) Ordnance Factory Bhandara: 420 acres (b) Ordnance Factory Ambernath: 168.32 acres (c) Ordnance Factory Ambajhari: 552 acres (d) Ordnance Factory Varangaon: 140 acres (e) Ordnance Factory Itarsi: 585 acres (f) Ordnance Factory Katni: 45 acres (g) Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur: 168 acres (h) Ordnance Factory Khamaria: 307 acres (i) High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirappalli: 288.55 acres (j) Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli: 160 acres (k) Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi: 43.81 acres |

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## ANNEXURE-C

## ANNEXURE-C  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  994  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021  REGARDING 'ORDNANCE FACTORIES'.

## Ordnance Factories (State/UT-wise)

|   S. No. | Factory                               | Location        | State          | Defence PSU                                  |
|----------|---------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ammunition Factory Khadki (AFK)       | Pune            | Maharashtra    | Munitions India Limited                      |
|        2 | Cordite Factory (CFA)                 | Aruvankadu      | Tamil Nadu     | Munitions India Limited                      |
|        3 | Engine Factory Avadi (EFA)            | Chennai         | Tamil Nadu     | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|        4 | Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (FGK)       | Kanpur          | Uttar Pradesh  | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|        5 | Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (GCF)   | Jabalpur        | Madhya Pradesh | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|        6 | Grey Iron Foundry (GIF)               | Jabalpur        | Madhya Pradesh | Yantra India Limited                         |
|        7 | Gun and Shell Factory (GSF)           | Kolkata         | West Bengal    | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|        8 | Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP) | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu     | Munitions India Limited                      |

|   9 | High Explosives Factory (HEF)                  | Pune         | Maharashtra     | Munitions India Limited         |
|-----|------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|  10 | Heavy Vehicles Factory, Chennai (HVF)          | Chennai      | Tamil Nadu      | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited |
|  11 | Machine Tool Prototype Factory Ambernath (MPF) | Mumbai       | Maharashtra     | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited |
|  12 | Metal and Steel Factory (MSF)                  | Kolkata      | West Bengal     | Yantra India Limited            |
|  13 | Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi (OCFAV)        | Chennai      | Tamil Nadu      | Troop Comforts Limited          |
|  14 | Ordnance Factory Chandigarh (OCFC)             | Chandigarh   | Chandigarh (UT) | India Optel Limited             |
|  15 | Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCFS)               | Shahjahanpur | Uttar Pradesh   | Troop Comforts Limited          |
|  16 | Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (OEFC)       | Kanpur       | Uttar Pradesh   | Troop Comforts Limited          |
|  17 | Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur (OEFHZ)   | Hazratpur    | Uttar Pradesh   | Troop Comforts Limited          |

|   18 | Ordnance Factory Ambernath (OFA)   | Mumbai     | Maharashtra   | Yantra India Limited                         |
|------|------------------------------------|------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|
|   19 | Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAJ)  | Nagpur     | Maharashtra   | Yantra India Limited                         |
|   20 | Ordnance Factory Bhandara (OFBA)   | Bhandara   | Maharashtra   | Munitions India Limited                      |
|   21 | Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH)   | Bhusawal   | Maharashtra   | Yantra India Limited                         |
|   22 | Ordnance Factory Bolangir (OFBOL)  | Bolangir   | Odisha        | Munitions India Limited                      |
|   23 | Ordnance Factory Kanpur (OFC)      | Kanpur     | Uttar Pradesh | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|   24 | Ordnance Factory Chandrapur (OFCH) | Chandrapur | Maharashtra   | Munitions India Limited                      |
|   25 | Ordnance Factory Dumdum (OFDC)     | Kolkata    | West Bengal   | Yantra India Limited                         |
|   26 | Ordnance Factory Dehu Road (OFDR)  | Pune       | Maharashtra   | Munitions India Limited                      |

|   27 | Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFDUN)      | Dehradun        | Uttarakhand    | India Optel Limited                          |
|------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|   28 | Ordnance Factory Itarsi (OFI)          | Itarsi          | Madhya Pradesh | Munitions India Limited                      |
|   29 | Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK)        | Jabalpur        | Madhya Pradesh | Munitions India Limited                      |
|   30 | Ordnance Factory Katni (OFKAT)         | Katni           | Madhya Pradesh | Yantra India Limited                         |
|   31 | Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (OFM)      | Muradnagar      | Uttar Pradesh  | Yantra India Limited                         |
|   32 | Ordnance Factory Project (OFN)         | Nalanda         | Bihar          | Munitions India Limited                      |
|   33 | Ordnance Factory Project Korwa (OFPKR) | Korwa           | Uttar Pradesh  | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|   34 | Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM)  | Hyderabad       | Telangana      | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |
|   35 | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT) | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu     | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|   36 | Ordnance Factory Varangaon (OFV)       | Varangaon       | Maharashtra    | Munitions India Limited                      |

|   37 | Opto Electronics Factory (OLF)   | Dehradun   | Uttarakhand    | India Optel Limited                          |
|------|----------------------------------|------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|   38 | Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF) | Kanpur     | Uttar Pradesh  | Gliders India Limited                        |
|   39 | Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI)     | Kolkata    | West Bengal    | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|   41 | Small Arms Factory (SAF)         | Kanpur     | Uttar Pradesh  | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |
|   41 | Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)   | Jabalpur   | Madhya Pradesh | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |

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