Lok Sabha Question No. 477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Defence Companies
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 477

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## DEFENCE COMPANIES

## 477. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up new Defence companies for strengthening and making India the world's largest military Power under the Atmanirbhar campaign;
- (b) if so, the details of new companies to be set up under the campaign;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  constituted  any  Group  of  Ministers  to  keep  close  watch  and monitor the time frame schedule for setting up of such companies; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a)  to  (b):  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 1 st October 2021. The details are at Annexure.
- (c)  to  (d):    An  Empowered  Group  of  Ministers  (EGoM)  has  been  constituted  to  oversee  and guide the entire process, including transition support and redeployment plan of employees while safeguarding  their  wages  and  retirement  benefits.  The  EGoM  has  been  further  delegated  the authority of the Cabinet to, inter-alia, decide upon all the matters related to implementation of the  decision(s)  of  the  Cabinet  dated  16.06.2021  regarding  conversion  of  OFB  into  7  DPSUs, including all matters related to various categories of employees that may arise post implementation  of  the  said  Cabinet  decision(s).The  present  composition  of  the  EGoM  is  as under:

: 2: Minister of Defence - Chairperson. Minister of Home Affairs. Minister of Finance. Minister of Law and Justice. Minister of Labour and Employment.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  477  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.02.2022  REGARDING 'DEFENCE COMPANIES'.

## Details of the 7 DPSUs

|   DPSU | DPSU                                                                                               |   Factory | Factory                                       |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         1 | Ammunition Factory Khadki                     |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         2 | Cordite Factory Aruvankadu                    |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         3 | High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirapalli |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         4 | High Explosive Factory Khadki                 |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         5 | Ordnance Factory Bhandara                     |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         6 | Ordnance Factory Bolangir                     |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         7 | Ordnance Factory ChandaChandrapur             |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         8 | Ordnance Factory Dehu Road                    |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |         9 | Ordnance Factory Itarsi                       |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |        10 | Ordnance Factory Khamaria                     |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |        11 | Ordnance Factory Nalanda                      |
|      1 | Munitions India Limited (MIL) (Ammunition & Explosives)                                            |        12 | Ordnance Factory Varangaon                    |
|      2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles) Headquarter- Avadi,                             |         1 | Engine Factory Avadi                          |
|      2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles) Headquarter- Avadi,                             |         2 | Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi                   |
|      2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles) Headquarter- Avadi,                             |         3 | Machine Tool Prototype Factory Ambernath      |
|      2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles) Headquarter- Avadi,                             |         4 | Ordnance Factory Medak                        |
|      2 | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) (Vehicles) Headquarter- Avadi,                             |         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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