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Ordnance Clothing Factory

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

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

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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