Ordnance Clothing Factory

Ordnance Clothing Factory
Industry	Military clothing
Headquarters	India
Parent	Ordnance Factories Board, Government of India

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

About the Factory

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.

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).

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

Production

The Factory at Avadi, Chennai produces: Combat Shirts, Combat Jackets, Trousers, Shorts, Tents, Disposable Shirts and Parachutes for the Defence Forces.^[6]

The Factory at Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh produces: Winter Clothing, High Altitude Clothing, Uniforms, Blankets, Woollen Knitwear and Mosquito Nets for the Defence Forces.^[7]

References

↑ "Home: Ordnance Factory Board". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
↑ "Ministry of Defence, Government of India". Mod.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
↑ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
↑ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
↑ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
↑ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
↑ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur". Ofbindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-03-08.

External links

Ordnance Factories Board

Administration	Armoured Vehicles Headquarters, Chennai (AVHQ) Ordnance Equipment Factories Headquarters, Kanpur (OEFHQ) Ordnance Factory Cell, New Delhi (OFBDEL) Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata (OFBHQ) Ordnance Factory Cell, Mumbai (OFBMUM) Ordnance Factories Recruitment Board, Nagpur (OFRB) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service (IOFHS)

Ordnance Factories	Ammunition Factory Khadki, Pune (AFK) Cordite Factory Aruvankadu (CFA) Engine Factory Avadi, Chennai (EFA) Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (FGK) Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (GCF) Grey Iron Foundry, Jabalpur (GIF) Gun and Shell Factory, Kolkata (GSF) Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project Tiruchirappalli (HAPP) High Explosives Factory, Pune (HEF) Heavy Vehicles Factory, Chennai (HVF) Machine Tool Prototype Factory, Mumbai (MPF) Metal and Steel Factory, Kolkata (MSF) Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi, Chennai (OCFAV) Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh (OCFC) Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur (OCFS) Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (OEFC) Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur, Firozabad (OEFHZ) Ordnance Factory Ambernath, Mumbai (OFA) Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, Nagpur (OFAJ) Ordnance Factory Bhandara (OFBA) Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH) Ordnance Factory Bolangir (OFBOL) Ordnance Factory Kanpur (OFC) Ordnance Factory Chandrapur (OFCH) Ordnance Factory Dumdum, Kolkata (OFDC) Ordnance Factory Dehu Road, Pune (OFDR) Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFDUN) Ordnance Factory Itarsi (OFI) Ordnance Factory Khamaria, Jabalpur (OFK) Ordnance Factory Katni (OFKAT) Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (OFM) Ordnance Factory Project Nalanda (OFN) Ordnance Factory Project Korwa (OFPKR) Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM) Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT) Ordnance Factory Varangaon (OFV) Opto Electronics Factory, Dehradun (OLF) Ordnance Parachute Factory, Kanpur (OPF) Ishapore Rifle Factory, Kolkata (RFI) Small Arms Factory, Kanpur (SAF) Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)

Training Institutes	National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ambajhari, Nagpur (OFILAJ) Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ambernath, Mumbai (OFILAM) Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Avadi, Chennai (OFILAV) Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Dehradun (OFILDD) Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ishapore, Kolkata (OFILIS) Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Khamaria, Jabalpur (OFILKH) Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Kanpur (OFILKN) Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Medak (OFILMK)

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