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Ordnance Factory Day

March 19 , 2019 2079 days 1013 0
  • Ordnance Factories Day is observed on 18 March each year.
  • Ordnance Factory Board is an industrial organisation, functioning under the Department of Defence Production of Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
  • It is engaged in research, development, production, testing, marketing and logistics of a comprehensive product range in the areas of air, land and sea systems.
  • OFB is the world's largest government-operated production organisation, and the oldest organisation run by the Government of India.
  • It is often called the "Fourth Arm of Defence", and the "Force Behind the Armed Forces" of India.
  • The production of India’s oldest Ordnance Factory, which is at Cossipore of Kolkata, was started in 18th of March, 1802.
 

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