Lok Sabha Question No. 1692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja, V. Kalanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1692

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## ORDNANCE FACTORIES

1692.  SHRI A. RAJA:

DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Ordnance factories in the country including Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  whether  the  production  units  of  Ordnance  Factory  Board  have  been  converted  into  seven defence public sector undertakings;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for the same;
- (d) whether the assurance given to federations in this context have been fulfilled; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government to resolve the pending issues of the federations?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) There are 41 Ordnance Factories in the country including Tamil Nadu.
- (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, with effect from 1st October 2021. The details are at Annexure.

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(d) & (e): Yes, Sir. 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:-

-  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.
-  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  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1692  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.02.2022  REGARDING 'ORDNANCE FACTORIES'.

## Details of the 07 DPSUs

|   DPSUs |                                                                                                   |   Factory | Factory                                       |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         1 | Ammunition Factory Khadki                     |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         2 | Cordite Factory Aruvankadu                    |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         3 | High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirapalli |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         4 | High Explosive Factory Khadki                 |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         5 | Ordnance Factory Bhandara                     |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         6 | Ordnance Factory Bolangir                     |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         7 | Ordnance Factory ChandaChandrapur             |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         8 | Ordnance Factory Dehu Road                    |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |         9 | Ordnance Factory Itarsi                       |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |        10 | Ordnance Factory Khamaria                     |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |        11 | Ordnance Factory Nalanda                      |
|       1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition &Explosives) Headquarter- Khadki, Pune                  |        12 | Ordnance Factory Varangaon                    |
|       2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles)                                                |         1 | Engine Factory Avadi                          |
|       2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles)                                                |         2 | Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi                   |
|       2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles)                                                |         3 | Machine Tool Prototype Factory Ambernath      |
|       2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles)                                                |         4 | Ordnance Factory Medak                        |
|       2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles)                                                |         5 | Vehicle Factory Jabalpur                      |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         1 | Field Gun Factory Kanpur                      |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         2 | Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur                 |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         3 | Gun and Shell Factory Cossipore               |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         4 | Ordnance Factory Kanpur                       |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         5 | Ordnance Factory Project Korwa                |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         6 | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli               |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         7 | Rifle Factory Ishapore                        |
|       3 | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India) (Weapons & Equipment)Headquarter- Kanpur |         8 | Small Arms Factory Kanpur                     |

|   4. | Troop Comforts Limited (TCL) (Troop Comfort Items)                 |   1. | Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi        |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------|----------------------------------------|
|    4 | Troop Comforts Limited (TCL) (Troop Comfort Items)                 |    2 | Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur |
|    4 | Troop Comforts Limited (TCL) (Troop Comfort Items)                 |    3 | Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur      |
|    4 | Headquarter- Kanpur                                                |    4 | Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur   |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    1 | Grey Iron Foundry Jabalpur             |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    2 | Metal and Steel Factory Ishapore       |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    3 | Ordnance Factory Ambernath             |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    4 | Ordnance Factory Ambajhari             |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    5 | Ordnance Factory Bhusawal              |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    6 | Ordnance Factory Dumdum                |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    7 | Ordnance Factory Katni                 |
|    5 | Yantra India Limited (YIL) (Ancillary) Headquarter- Nagpur         |    8 | Ordnance Factory Muradnagar            |
|    6 | India Optel Limited (IOL) (Opto-Electronics) Headquarter- Dehradun |    1 | Ordnance Factory Chandigarh            |
|    6 | India Optel Limited (IOL) (Opto-Electronics) Headquarter- Dehradun |    2 | Ordnance Factory Dehradun              |
|    6 | India Optel Limited (IOL) (Opto-Electronics) Headquarter- Dehradun |    3 | Opto-Electronics Factory Dehradun      |
|    7 | Gliders India Limited (GIL) (Parachute) Headquarter- Kanpur        |    1 | Ordnance Parachute Factory Kanpur      |

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