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State-wise Details of Existing Ordnance Factories in India

July 23, 2023
State-wise Details of Existing Ordnance Factories in India
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 443
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21st July, 2023

ORDNANCE FACTORY
443. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the Ordnance factories established/existing in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether there is any proposal to increase the capacity of Ordnance factories and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal to privatize Jabalpur Ordnance factory and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons behind the same;
(d) the total number of employees working in Ordnance factories across the country; and
(e) the  proposal  of  the  Government  to  secure  the  future  of  these  employees  in  case  of privatisation of Jabalpur Ordnance factory?
ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(a): Details of Ordnance factories established/existing in the country, State/UT-wise  is attached as Annexure:
state-wise_details_of_existing_ordnance_factories_in_india
(b): Yes, Sir. Ordnance Factories under the new DPSUs continuously enhance/upgrade their capacity by establishing new Plant and Machineries as per the futuristic requirements  of Defence Stores.
(c):  No, Sir.
(d): As on 01.07.2023, a total of 66,429 numbers of employees are working in 41 Ordnance factories, under the 07 newly created DPSUs, across the country.
(e):  Does not arise in view of reply to part (c).
 
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 443 TO BE ANSWERED ON  21.07.2023 REGARDING “ORDNANCE FACTORY”.

Sl.

No.

States/UTs

Sl.

No.

Ordnance Factory/UNIT

1

Maharashtra

1.

Ammunition Factory Khadki

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

2.

High Explosive Factory, Khadki (A unit of Munition India
Limited)

3.

Ordnance Factory Bhandara

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

4.

Machine Tool Prototype Factory

(A unit of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited)

5.

Ordnance Factory Ambarnath (A unit of Yantra India
Limited)

6.

Ordnance Factory Ambajhari

(A unit of Yantra India Limited)

7.

Ordnance Factory Bhusawal

(A unit of Yantra India Limited)

8.

Ordnance Factory Chanda, Chandrapur (A unit of Munition
India Limited)

9.

Ordnance Factory Dehu Road

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

10.

Ordnance Factory Varangaon

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

2

Madhya Pradesh

11.

Ordnance Factory Itarsi

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

12.

Ordnance Factory Katni

(A unit of Yantra India Limited)

13.

Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

14.

Ordnance Factory Khamaria

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

15.

Vehicle Factory Jabalpur

(A unit of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited)

16.

Grey Iron Foundry, Jabalpur

(A unit of Yantra India Limited)

3

Tamil Nadu

17.

Cordite Factory Aruvankadu

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

18.

Heavy Energy Projectile Factory, Tiruchirapalli (A unit of
Munition India Limited)

19.

Ordnance Factory Trichy, Tiruchirapalli

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

20.

Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF), Avadi

(A unit of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited)

21.

Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi (A unit of Troop Comforts
Limited)

22.

Engine Factory Avadi

(A unit of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited)

4

Telangana

23.

Ordnance Factory Medak

(A unit of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited)

5

Odisha

24.

Ordnance Factory Badmal, Bolangir (A unit of Munition
India Limited)

6.

West Bengal

25.

Gun &Shell Factory, Cossipore

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

26.

Metal & Steel Factory, Ishapore (A unit of Yantra India
Limited)

27.

Rifle Factory Ishapore

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

28.

Ordnance Factory Dum Dum

(A unit of Yantra India Limited)

7

Bihar

29.

Ordnance Factory Nalanda

(A unit of Munition India Limited)

8

Uttar Pradesh

30.

Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (A unit of Yantra India
Limited)

31.

Ordnance Clothing Factory Shajahanpur (A unit of Troop
Comforts Limited)

32.

Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (A unit of Troop
Comforts Limited)

33.

Ordnance Factory Kanpur

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

34.

Small Arms Factory, Kanpur

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

35.

Field Gun Factory, Kanpur

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

36.

Ordnance Factory Project Korwa

(A unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited)

37.

Ordnance Parachute Factory, Kanpur (A unit of Gliders India
Limited)

38.

Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur (A unit of Troop
Comforts Limited)

9

Uttarakhand

39.

Ordnance Factory Dehradun

(A unit of India Optel Limited)

40.

Opto Electronics Factory, Dehradun (A unit of India Optel
Limited)

10

Chandigarh

41.

Ordnance Factory Chandigarh (A unit of India Optel
Limited)

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