Ordnance Factory Day 2023: 18 March

Ordnance Factory Day 2023: 18 March

Category : Important Days Published on: March 20 2023

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Ordnance Construction Day is observed every year on 18 March.
India’s oldest Ordnance Factory, which is at Cossipore, Kolkata, started production on March 18, 1802.
OFB is the 37th largest defense equipment manufacturer in the world, the second largest in Asia and the largest in India.
Ordnance Manufacturing Day is celebrated by displaying rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition etc. in exhibitions all over India.
In 1787, a gunpowder factory was formed at Ishapore which began production in 1791.
In 1801, a Gun Carriage Agency at Cossipore, Kolkata was formed and production began on March 18, 1802. The same is now known as Gun & Shell Factory, Cossipore.
After India gained independence in 1947, the Ordnance Factories were placed under the control of the Indian government.

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