Government proposes to recruit more persons in Ordnance Factories (OFB)

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 to meet the demands of the three Services of the Armed Forces. Government proposes to recruit more persons for the purpose.

During financial year 2010-11, total 14,199 Nos. of staff have been inducted at various levels in Ordnance Factories.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to Shri Sanjay Raut in Rajya Sabha today