(a) the status of all orders along with the date of delivery, placed before Ordnance Factories under the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB);
(b) whether the Armed Forces or the OFB raised any concerns regarding the mechanism for placing order and the delivery of orders, including quality; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
????? ????? ?????? (???? ??????? ????)
(a) Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) receives orders in the form of Indents from the Armed Forces and plans accordingly to deliver the items with indicative delivery schedule. However, the year-wise targets are finalised in the Target Fixation Meeting with Armed Forces. Further details of orders cannot be divulged in the interest of national security.
(b) & (c): Ordnance Factories manufacture items for Armed Forces in accordance with the laid-down specifications, drawings and available acceptance plan. Further, items are issued only after successfully completing the stipulated inspections, testing and proofing by Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA). However, concerns, if any, are settled mutually by Ordnance Factory Board and the Armed Forces from time to time.
*****