Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services)

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The Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services) (abbreviated as DOO (C&S)) is a government authority under the Department of Defence Production (DDP) of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India. Its primary work is to manage, instruct and coordinate the production of ordnance by public companies. It is the main regulatory body for Indian ordnance and is administered by the civil service, Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS). The DOO(C&S) was earlier known as Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories. In 2021, the government corporatised the functions of the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories into 7 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). The government is merging them again in 2024, as the output of one factory serves as the input of the other. OFB was the 37th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia, and the largest in India. OFB was the world's largest government operated production organisation and the oldest...

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