Chapter - 1: Particulars of The Indian Ordnance Factories Organization - Its Functions and Duties
Chapter - 1: Particulars of The Indian Ordnance Factories Organization - Its Functions and Duties
Chapter - 1: Particulars of The Indian Ordnance Factories Organization - Its Functions and Duties
The structure and the management of the organisation has undergone change in
1979. The Ordnance Factory Board was formed with Director General as Chairman and
9 (nine) Members in the rank of Addl. Director General.
The pictorial presentation of Organisation Structure and the linkages with External
Agencies are as follows:
PRODUCTION STAFF
DIVISIONS DIVISIONS
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EXTERNAL FUNCTIONAL LINKAGES
Accounts
Controller Defence Others
General of . MGO/DGOS – Army . Min of Home
Defence . DCNS – Navy Affairs
Accounts . VCAS - Air . Civil Sector
(CGDA) . Exports
Audit
Principal
Director of R&D
OFB Defence Research &
Audit (C&AG)
Development
Organisation
Quality (DRDO)
. DGQA - Army
. DGNAI – Navy
. DGAQA – Air force
Service &
Civil Works Recruitment
E in C MES – Military Union Public Service
Engr. Services Commission etc.
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• Monitoring production and issues, expenditure of allotted budgets by the factories
and allied matters like administration, material management, engineering, quality, HRD,
R&D, security, safety, welfare etc.
• Reporting achievements to Ministry, Indentors, Quality Assurance establishments
etc.
• Replying to queries of Parliament, Standing Committee, Audit etc.
Main goal of the factories are to supply the indented products in right quantity and
quality at right time. To achieve that the major activities are production, purchase of input
materials and their storage and drawal, purchase of new plant & machineries and
maintenance of existing ones, quality assurance of finished store as well as at stage/ inter-
stages of production, supply of accepted stores and disposal/ conversion of waste,
obsolete and unserviceable stores. Other major supporting activities are recruitment,
transfer, promotion, training and vigilance of employees, security & safety of the factory
and its belongings, welfare etc. Maintenance of estate, accommodation, school, canteen,
hospital, club, bank etc. are the major welfare activities. Other activities include
interaction with customers for getting feedback about supplied products as well as their
new requirements, assimilation of technology for the requirement of upgraded/ new
products by importation of technology or using technology of DRDO or develop the
product by in-house R&D.
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