India Optel
India Optel Limited is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Dehradun, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatization of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[1][2][3] India Optel primarily manufactures Electro-optical sensors, weapon sights and communication equipment for the use of the Indian Armed Forces and foreign militaries.
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| Type | Public Sector Undertaking |
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| Industry | Defence Production |
| Predecessor | Ordnance Factory Board |
| Founded | 1 October 2021 |
| Headquarters | OFIL Campus, , |
Key people | Sanjiv Kumar, IOFS (Chairman & Managing Director) |
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| Revenue | Rs.691 Cr. FY-2020-21 |
| Owner | Government of India |
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| Website | indiaoptel.in |
India Optel Limited consists of the following three factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:
- Opto-Electronics Factory, Dehradun
- Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh
- Ordnance Factory, Dehradun
See also
- Other PSUs formed from Ordnance Factory Board:-
- Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE), Kanpur
- Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI), Chennai
- Gliders India Limited (GIL), Kanpur
- Munitions India Limited (MIL), Pune
- Troop Comforts Limited (TCL), Kanpur
- Yantra India Limited (YIL), Nagpur
References
- Roche, Elizabeth (15 October 2021). "New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM". mint. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- "Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami". Ministry of Defence (India). Press Information Bureau. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- Pubby, Manu (12 October 2021). "Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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