Yantra India
Yantra India Limited is an Indian major state-owned defence production PSU, headquartered in Nagpur, India. Established in 2021 as part of the government’s restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings - the company consists of eight defence manufacturing factory units indigenously catering to the needs of supplies, arms, explosives, artillery and munition for the Indian Armed Forces.[1][2][3]
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| Type | Public Sector Undertaking |
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| Industry | Defence Production |
| Predecessor | Ordnance Factory Board |
| Founded | October 1, 2021 |
| Headquarters | Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, , |
Key people | Rajeev Puri, IOFS (Chairman & Managing Director) Sharad K Yadav IOFS (Director Operations) |
| Products | forgings, castings, metal and steel components |
| Owner | Government of India |
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| Website | yantraindia.co.in |
Yantra India consists of the following seven factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:
- Ordnance Factory Ambajhari
- Ordnance Factory Ambarnath
- Ordnance Factory Bhusawal
- Ordnance Factory Dum Dum
- Ordnance Factory Katni
- Ordnance Factory Muradnagar
- Metal And Steel Factory Ishapore
- Grey Iron Foundry Jabalpur
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
- India Optel Limited (IOL), Dehradun
- Munitions India Limited (MIL), Pune
- Troop Comforts Limited (TCL), Kanpur
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.
- Arya, Shishir (11 December 2021). "Pvt co, PSU test firepower of Pinaka rocket new versions". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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