Ordnance Clothing Factory

Ordnance Clothing Factory is an Indian clothing manufacturing company run by the Ordnance Factories Board, Government of India.

Ordnance Clothing Factory
IndustryMilitary clothing
Headquarters
India
Key people
shri B S Reddy IOFS
ParentTroop Comforts Limited(current)
Ordnance Factories Board(former)

About the Factory

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This organisation comes under Indian Ordnance Factories, which in turn comes under the aegis of Ordnance Factory Board [1] (OFB), having its headquarters in Kolkata. All these organisation come under the control of Ministry of Defence,[2] Government of India.[citation needed]

The factory more particularly is controlled by Ordnance Equipment Factories[3] Group having its headquarters at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, which itself is a key operating division under Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).[citation needed]

Among the approximately forty factories under Indian Ordnance Factories, there are two Ordnance Clothing Factories. The Ordnance Clothing Factory at Avadi[4] (OCFAV), near Chennai and Ordnance Clothing Factory at Shahjahanpur[5] (OCFS), near Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed]

Production

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The Factory at Avadi, Chennai produces combat shirts, combat jackets, trousers, shorts, tents, disposable shirts and parachutes for the Defence Forces.[6] OCFAV recently started production of bullet proof jackets and bullet proof vests.[7]

The Factory at Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh produces winter clothing, high altitude clothing, uniforms, blankets, woollen knitwear and mosquito nets for the Defence Forces.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Home: Ordnance Factory Board". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Defence, Government of India". Mod.nic.in. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur". Ofbindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  7. ^ Thomas, Wilson (7 March 2019). "OCF develops bulletproof jacket, vest for armed forces". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Shajahanpur: Red Fort's tricolour comes from Shajahanpur factory | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India.
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