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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
13-February-2019 16:43 IST
Modernisation of Ordnance Factories

Modernization of Ordnance Factories is an on-going process with an objective to create, maintain and modernize all the capital assets, with appropriate contemporary technology for indigenous production of Defence equipment.

The annual production and turnover of the Ordnance Factories across the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise is as follow:

(Value in Crores)

SL.NO.

YEAR

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

(upto Jan 2019)

 

Factory

Production

Turn-over

Production

Turn-over

Production

Turn-over

Production

Turn- Over

CHANDIGARH

1

Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh

58.58

69.61

74.31

83.23

91.62

98.54

82.17

94.16

UTTARAKHAND

2

Ordnance Factory Dehradun

152.82

177.6

243.63

274.96

221.76

235.54

212.05

250.22

3

Opto Electronics Factory, Dehradun

434.97

490.4

726.77

816.87

839.1

885.68

475.16

536.08

UTTAR PRADESH

4

Ordnance Factory Muradnagar

232.73

262.88

249.12

282.17

269.55

269.55

163.21

189.33

5

Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur

634.15

634.15

691.72

710.4

504.24

540.22

249.14

277.47

6

Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur

150.16

150.16

200.68

207.14

178.47

196.35

66.81

75.27

7

Ordnance Factory Kanpur

643.07

713.81

718.15

801.41

551.15

554.45

256.66

299.12

8

Small Arms Factory, Kanpur

179.89

196.81

197.75

211.9

168.09

177.9

121.78

148.11

9

Field Gun Factory Kanpur

275.53

307.36

280.81

295.33

208.35

210.87

106.67

126.8

10

Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur

548.27

595.07

655.66

712.3

531.14

606.17

311.13

358.47

11

Ordnance Parachute Factory, Kanpur

234.79

240.21

289.45

295.14

177.25

196.83

121.3

141.96

12

Ordnance Factory Project Korwa

7.46

8.22

9.85

10.54

17.93

17.93

7.12

8.3

 

STATE :BIHAR

               

13

Ordnance Factory Nalanda

6.02

7.86

56.28

63.11

150.99

174.57

284.29

334.65

MADHYA PRADESH

14

Ordnance Factory Katni

284.04

314.72

244.28

276.04

184.85

184.85

55.59

65.6

15

Vehicle Factory Jabalpur

977.56

1057.85

1363.25

1529.14

1354.04

1687.33

385.95

493.94

16

Grey Iron Foundry, Jabalpur

150.11

169.54

175

198.97

155.15

155.16

87.83

103.4

17

Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur

605.08

658.34

623.06

687.89

631.54

680.97

394.45

453.73

18

Ordnance Factory Khamaria

1848.23

2071.37

1508.56

1645.35

1460.25

1710.07

1051.35

1222.96

19

Ordnance Factory Itarsi

274.11

286.84

213.92

240.48

249.13

254.43

169.45

199.06

WEST BENGAL

20

Rifle Factory Ishapore

295.8

321.43

319.02

350.14

303.79

310.3

234.89

279.17

21

Metal and Steel Factory

475.15

529.94

523.86

594.82

428.74

428.76

236.93

277.74

22

Gun and Shell Factory

599.15

666.92

710.59

789.93

610.5

622.81

252.78

301.6

23

Ordnance Factory Dumdum

133.19

148.92

143.16

162.25

143.15

153.67

75.7

89.33

MAHARASHTRA

24

Machine Tool Prototype Factory, Ambernath

189.11

222.77

228.74

248

214.46

219.41

148.55

165.34

25

Ordnance Factory Ambernath

527.78

585.4

477.37

539.42

443.1

444.38

230.15

271.57

26

Ammunition Factory Khadki

901.48

1036.9

1042.24

1143.47

830.53

889.3

479.9

552.35

27

High Explosive Factory,Khadki

231.86

253.09

236.3

274.2

163.09

165.66

70.86

83.62

28

Ordnance Factory Dehu Road

257.67

289.27

272.76

316.91

229.61

251.87

182.67

215.55

29

Ordnance Factory Bhandara

374.31

411.74

345.25

388.41

292.29

302.13

271

271

30

Ordnance Factory Chandrapur

1529.01

1680.29

1349.73

1511.41

1317.52

1338.33

770.3

881.25

31

Ordnance Factory Varangaon

531.37

569.19

429.08

459.05

378.93

423.81

279.96

330.96

32

Ordnance Factory Bhusawal

143.99

160.87

177.72

200.89

168.7

168.7

52.19

61.86

33

Ordnance Factory Ambajhari

931.93

991.92

925.87

1041.27

803.73

806.31

437.11

513.4

 ODISHA

34

Ordnance Factory Bolangir

911.6

997.79

1094.49

1180.27

858.96

998.06

435.39

497.15

TELANGANA

35

Ordnance Factory Project Medak

815.87

878.81

885.36

965.23

882.05

968.78

608.05

663.58

TAMIL NADU

36

Heavy Vehicle Factory,Avadi

1357.22

1442.7

2275.92

2614.75

2793.26

3546.81

1822.56

1940.22

37

Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi

300.29

300.29

390.24

390.24

338.31

368.12

202.62

226.52

38

Engine Factory Avadi

396.24

437.22

511.87

571

485.69

540.32

397.8

498.13

39

Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli

101.67

111.71

150.31

165.02

142.14

144.78

103.81

123.98

40

Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project,Tiruchirapalli

164.88

181.33

169.06

198.92

124.65

125.73

100.51

117.94

41

Cordite Factory Aruvankadu

185.78

209.89

210.74

239.25

275.69

275.25

150.86

178.01

 

OFB TOTAL:

19052.92

20841.19

21391.93

23687.22

20173.49

22330.70

12146.70

13918.90

                                       

 

The complaints received by Ordnance Factory Board for supply of sub-standard material to Ordnance Factories during each of the last three years and the current year is as under:

Sl.

No.

Year

Complaint

State

Remarks

Corrective Steps

1

2015-16

Forwarded by CBI/ACB Nagpur on 24-11-2015 regarding attempt by the vendor to re-supply the same rejected lot of Cotton Yarn NE 2/2.

Maharashtra

Case was discovered by factory personnel and suitable disciplinary action taken on errant individual.

Vendor was de-registered and Supply Order cancelled.

2

2016-17

Forwarded by CBI/ACB Jabalpur on 28-07-2016 regarding alleged supply of duplicate spare parts (bearings) by M/s Sidh Sales Syndicate required for the manufacture of 155mmDhanush to Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur.

Madhya Pradesh

Investigation by CVO/OFB did not reveal any complicity of any officials in the supply of duplicate bearings to Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur. Case has been forwarded to CBI for investigation regarding supply of the duplicate Chinese bearings in place of bearings from Germany. CBI has registered FIR No. RC. 06(A)/2017-AC.III dated 19/07/2017, which is under the process of investigation.

OFB has decided to debar the vendor.

3

2016-17

Complaint received from Shri K. Saravanan indicating that the new sintering furnace is unable to give desired product output even at 15600 C; and the final product obtained using the newly purchased sintering furnace is not up to the mark.

Tamil Nadu

Out of 4 furnaces, 1 furnace was supplied which did not meet the specification and failed to give desired outputs. Contract was short-closed and investigation revealed lacunae in inspection process of the furnace during its acceptance.

Case has been forwarded to DDP/Vig., MoD for first stage advice from CVC.

4

2016-17

Complaint received from M/s Kavya Trading Corporation, Bibvewadi, Pune regarding acceptance of sub-standard fabrics at Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur.

Uttar Pradesh

Investigation revealed that 9 types of fabrics were accepted by Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur with deviations in specification.

Charge Memorandum has been served on 3 officials.

5

2017-18

Recd. from CVC videO.M. No. Conf/7521/17/343848 dated 08.05.2017 regarding receipt of sub-standard and inferior critical input material required in the production of anti-personnel ammunition, i.e., Hand Grenade at High Explosive Factory, Khadki, Maharashtra.

Maharashtra

Investigation did not reveal that sub-standard and inferior critical input material was accepted. But it emerged that there were lacunae in quality checks and procedures.

CVC advised issue of warning letters against six officials.

6

2017-18

CTE-type inspection recommended by CVO/OFB in which it was found that Prisms which were procured from trade sources were not tested at the Quality Control Section, rather acceptance was based on feedback from the User Section after function/fitment trials.

Uttarakhand

The CTE-type inspection dt. 19-12-2017 found that the Quality Control Section, which has inadequate set-up, has been accepting the Prisms based on User feedback instead of carrying out mandatory quality checks.

The consolidated case has been sent to DDP/ Vig, MoD. DDP/Vig has asked for draft Charge Memorandum which is under preparation.

7

2017-18

Recd. from CVC videO.M. No. Conf/8083 /18/371792 dated 19.02.2018 regarding acceptance of same material which was earlier rejected by Ammunition Factory, Khadki, Maharashtra.

Maharashtra

Investigation revealed that inferior material was not accepted by the factory.

CVC advised closure of the case.

8

2017-18

Recd. from CVC videO.M. No. Conf/6302/15 /355746 regarding acceptance & use of poor quality of Rapeseed Oil, Light Diesel Oil & poor quality in retrofitting of Ermat furnaces.

Maharashtra

Investigation did not reveal that sub-standard and inferior materials were used and accepted.

Case has been closed and filed.

9

2018-19

Received from M/s Tex Corp Ltd., Gurgaon regarding selective sampling during inspection process of Plastic Slide Fasteners, without testing all parameters of the specification.

Uttar Pradesh

Further clarifications have been asked against investigation report.

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10

2018-19

Surprise preventive check on input material acceptance at Ordnance Factory Muradnagar.

Uttar Pradesh

Surprise check by Director Vigilance revealed that Ferro Molybdenum supplied was tested for only Molybdenum, Carbon and Silicon, but was not tested for Sulphur, Phosphorus, Copper, Aluminium, Lead and Tin. Investigation is under progress.

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Ordnance Factory Board has been granted functional and financial powers for improving the functioning of Ordnance Factories.

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab and others in Lok Sabha today.

Nampi/DK/Rajib/HS