Ordnance Factories should be corporatized into a single corporation under leadership of a competitive management.

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Defence 

Ordnance Factories 

Kelkar Committee had recommended that “Ordnance Factories should be corporatized into a single corporation under leadership of a competitive management. This corporation should be accorded the status of Navratna”. 

The following steps have been taken by the Government on research and development initiative for innovation and import substitution in last one year: 

• To avoid the delay in processing of R&D projects at Ordnance Factory Board Headquarters (OFBHQ), financial powers have been delegated to all levels. 

• Factories have been given target to increase the expenditure on R&D activities to 3% of their turnover by the year 2018-19 in a phased manner. 

• Factories are being encouraged to associate themselves with reputed Academic Institutes for Research Assistance. 

• Core technologies have been identified for 12 Ordnance Factories to put in more focused efforts to cope up with Technology denial regime. 

• Joint working on some of the large projects with Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) from the inception stage and to render manufacturing assistance, wherever required by DRDO is being encouraged. 

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to Shri Gaurav Gogoi and others in Lok Sabha today. 

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Revised rate of stipend to Trade Apprentices

CIRCULAR
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)
10A, S. K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA - 700001

No. Pay/Tech-I/Misc-2 / 2013 / 35

Dated: 12.12.2013

To
All CsFA (Fys)

Sub : Revised rate of stipend to Trade Apprentices

   A copy of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training, Gazette Notification dated 27-09-2013 issued under GSR 662(E), received under Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata letter No. 13/06/2013/TA/STIP-A/HRD dated 06-11-2013 is forwarded herewith for information and guidance of all concerned. The rates of stipend of Trade Apprentices have been revised as follows:

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Rationalisation of Industrial Trades in Ordnance Factories

MINUTES OF MEETING ON RATIONALISATION OF INDUSTRIAL TRADES

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 19.09.2013 AT MSF, ISHAPOR
ON RATIONALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL TRADES.

   The following were present in the meeting:
1. Shri N.K.Varsheney, GM/MSF
2. Shri A. K. Nayak. DDG/IR
3. Shri S. K. Singh, Director/IR
4. Shri C. Srikumar, AIDEF
5. Shri R. Srinivasan, INDWF
6. Shri Sadhu Singh, BPMS

   02. Continuing with the points discussed during the last meeting held on 13.12.2012, further deliberations were made, which went along the following lines.

   03. During the last meeting held on 13.12.2012, some reservations were expressed by the staff side on merger of trades as a part of rationalization exercise, which may affect the promotional prospects of existing incumbents. The issue was deliberated at length and it was acknowledged that a change over from the existing system of trade-wise grade-wise seniority and promotion to grade-wise common seniority and promotion for all trades in a factory could be the way out.

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30 DAYS EARNED LEAVE FOR INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES OF ORDNANCE FACTORIES.

Entitlement of 30days EL irrespective of option in respect of Industrial Employees of OFs

Minstry of Defence
D(Estt/NG)

Sub : Entitlement of 30days E/L irrespective of option in respect of Industrial Employees of OFs

   I am directed to refer to OFB I.D. No 265/A/A dated 19.02.2013 and 01.08.2013 on the subject mentioned above. The matter has been examined in consultation with D(Civ-II) and they opined that DopT OM dated 20.07.1998 inter alia provides ….”As per the agreement with the staff side of National Counsel (JCM) signed on 11.09.1997,the govt. has decided that henceforth the Industrial Employees in Central Government Department other than Railways shall be entitled to 30 Days EL for each completed year of service irrespective of the number of years of service rendered by the employee, subject to the holidays shall also count towards such Leave”.

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STRIKE IN ORDNANCE FACTORIES.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 6196

ANSWERED ON 06.05.2013

STRIKE IN ORDNANCE FACTORIES

6196 . Shri HARIBHAU MADHAV JAWALE

   Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-

   (a) whether the employees of Ordnance factories in the country had gone on strike during the last three years;

   (b) the details of the issues raised by them each time;

   (c) whether the operations of ordnance factories were affected due to strike of employees;

   (d) if so, the details thereof; and

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Ordnance Factory at Nalanda

   Action for setting up of ordnance factory at Nalanda in Bihar is underway.Commissioning of Nitro Cellulose Plant (NC) and erection of Sulphuric Acid Concentration / Nitric Acid Concentration Plant (SAC/NAC) are under progress. Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is also planning for procurement of sub-plants for main Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) plant on its own.

   As per signed contract with M/s IMI, Israel, the target date for commissioning of the main Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) plant was September 2011. However, CBI investigations had started in May 2009 against M/s Israeli Military Industries (IMI) and others due to vendors` misconduct relating to illegal gratification.

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Trade Apprenticeship Training in Ordnance Factory for the Year 2012-13.

TRADE APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING IN ORDNANCE & ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT FACTORIES FOR THE YEAR 2012-13

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD
10-A, S.K. BOSE ROAD
KOLKATA -700001

INDUCTION OF TRADE APPRENTICES FOR TRAINING UNDER THE APPRENTICES ACT’ 1961 IN ORDNANCE & ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT FACTORIES

   ‘On-line applications are invited’ from Indian citizens for Trade Apprenticeship training in Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories for the year 2012-13. Particulars of training and induction process are given below:-

   1. Date of on-line registration of Application: 26-11-2012 (Date of commencement of on-line registration of application has been re-scheduled. New date will be intimated through its website).

   2. Last Date of on-line Registration of Application: 17-12-2012 (upto 17.00hrs)

   3. Last Date of receipt of Hard Copy of Application at respective Ordnance Factory: 27-12.2012.(within working hours)

   For candidates residing at Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizorzm, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahul & Spiti District and Pangi sub division of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nikobar islands, Lakshadweep and candidates residing abroad, last date of receipt of hard copy of the application by the respective Ordnance Factories will be – 03-01-2013.

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Cadre restructuring of Store Keeping Staff in Ordnance Factories Organisation.

A proposal on Cadre restructuring of Store Keeping Staff in Ordnance Factories Organisation has been forwarded to Ministry of Defence to obtain its approval to remove the acute stagnation in Store keeping cadre

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD
10-A, SHAHEED KHUDIRAM BOSE ROAD
KOLKATA – 700001

Sub: Cadre restructuring of Store Keeping Staff in Ordnance Factories Organisation.

   After the implementation of the VIth CPC by the Govt. of India, there is a growing demand from staff side to review the Cadre of Store Keeping Staff in the Ordnance Factories Organisation.

   2. Accordingly the issue has been examined with the following terms of reference.

 
   i) To examine the stagnation profile of existing Supervisor(Stores) and Store Keepers.

 
   ii) To examine any other issues related to the career progression brought out by the Indian Ordnance Factories Non-Technical Supervisory Staff Association.

   iii) To suggest a viable cadre structure proposed in the Non-Tech. (Stores) discipline for the Supervisors (Stores) and Store Keeper.

   3. Consequent upon the implementation of the 6th CPC the cadre structure of Store Keeping Staff in the OF. Organisation is as follows :-

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Agreements of Ordnance Factories with MNCs for ToT

   Ordnance Factory Board has been allowed to enter into agreement with Foreign Vendors for Transfer of Technology, in sequel to the Armed Forces procurement, on case to case basis.

   Present Strength of the Staff at the Ordnance Factories are not sufficient

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