Apex Board

Constitution of the Board

Organisation Chart
DGOF & Chairman
Constitution of the Board
The Apex Board is headed by Director General Ordnance Factories (DGOF) as
Chairman and has 9 Members in the rank of Additional DGOF. Ordnance Factories
are divided into 5 operating divisions, depending upon the type of the main
products/technologies employed. These are :
1.
Ammunition and Explosives (A&E)
2.
Weapons, Vehicles & Equipments (WV&E)
3.
Materials and Components (M&C)
4.
Armoured Vehicle (AV)
5.
Ordnance Equipment Group of Factories (OEF)
Each of the above group of factories is headed by a Member/Additional DGOF. The
four remaining Members are responsible for staff functions, viz Personnel (Per),
Finance(Fin), Planning & Material Management (P&MM), Technical Services (TS) and
they operate from Kolkata.
Organisation Chart
Operating Division Members
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

S K Rath
Member/A&E
S C Bajpai
Addl. DGOF/AVHQ
T V Rao
Member/ WV&E &ICE
Rajive Agarwal
Addl. DGOF/OEFHQ
Sunil Kumar Chourasia
Member/M&C

Staff Function Members

1.
2.
3.
4.

V P Yajurvedi
Member/P&MM, TS & ENGG
Amitabha Roy Choudhury
Member/PER
T.T.S. Kripavenkatesan
Member/TS & ENGG
Sanhita Kar
Member/Finance

All Units
OFB Location Map
All Units

Headquarters

Factories

Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning

Regional Marketing Centres

Regional Controllerate of Safety

Headquarters
1. Armoured Vehicle Head Quarters (AVHQ)
2. Ordnance Equipment Factories Head Quarters (OEFHQ)
3. Ordnance Factory Board (OFBHQ)
4. Ordnance Factory Board, Mumbai Office (OFBMO)
5. Ordnance Factory Board, New Delhi Office (OFBNDO)
6. Ordnance Factories Recruitment Board (OFRB)
Factories
1. Ammunition Factory Khadki (AFK)
2. Cordite Factory Aruvankadu (CFA)
3. Engine Factory Avadi (EFA)
4. Field Gun Factory Kanpur (FGK)
5. Gun Carriage Factory (GCF)
6. Grey Iron Foundry (GIF)
7. Gun and Shell Factory (GSF)
8. Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP)
9. High Explosive Factory (HEF)
10.Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF)
11.Machine Tool Prototype Factory (MPF)
12.Metal and Steel Factory (MSF)
13.Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi (OCFAV)
14.Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh (OCFC)
15.Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur (OCFS)

16.Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (OEFC)

17.Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur (OEFHZ)
18.Ordnance Factory Ambernath (OFA)
19.Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAJ)
20.Ordnance Factory Bhandara (OFBA)
21.Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH)
22.Ordnance Factory Bolangir (OFBOL)
23.Ordnance Factory Kanpur (OFC)
24.Ordnance Factory Chandrapur (OFCH)
25.Ordnance Factory Dumdum (OFDC)
26.Ordnance Factory Dehu Road (OFDR)
27.Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFDUN)
28.Ordnance Factory Itarsi (OFI)
29.Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK)
30.Ordnance Factory Katni (OFKAT)
31.Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (OFM)
32.Ordnance Factory Project Nalanda (OFN)
33.Ordnance Factory Project Korwa (OFPKR)
34.Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM)
35.Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli (OFT)
36.Ordnance Factory Varangaon (OFV)
37.Opto Electronics Factory (OLF)
38.Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF)
39.Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI)

40.Small Arms Factory (SAF)

41.Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)
Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning
1. National Academy of Defence Production (NADP)
2. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ambajhari (OFILAJ)
3. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ambernath (OFILAM)
4. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Avadi (OFILAV)
5. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Dehradun (OFILDD)
6. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ishapore (OFILIS)
7. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Khamaria (OFILKH)
8. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Kanpur (OFILKN)
9. Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Medak (OFILMK)
Regional Marketing Centres
1. Regional Marketing Centre Avadi (RMCAV)
2. Regional Marketing Centre Delhi (RMCDL)
3. Regional Marketing Centre Pune (RMCPU)
Regional Controllerate of Safety
1. Regional Controllerate of Safety Ambajhari (RCSAJ)
2. Regional Controllerate of Safety Avadi (RCSAV)
3. Regional Controllerate of Safety Kanpur (RCSKN)
4. Regional Controllerate of Safety Pune (RCSPU)

Products
Buy Pistol/Revolver
Civilian Arms & Ammunition

Weapons
Ammunition, Explosives, Propellants & Chemicals
Military Vehicles
Armoured Vehicles
Optical Devices
Parachutes
Support Equipment
Troop Comfort & General Stores
Material, Components & SPMs
OFB Product Catalogue

Civilian Arms & Ammunition

Arms Details
Ammunition Details
How to Buy
Download Forms
Track Your Order
Procedures
Procedure of Sale of Cartridges to Arms Dealers (45,333 bytes)
Procedure of Sale of Weapons to Arms Dealers (18,898 bytes)
Procedure of Out of Turn Allotment of Weapons (13,391 bytes)
Procedure of Allotment to Government Departments & PSUs (13,208 bytes)
Arms Details
0.22" Revolver
0.32" Revolver (7.65 mm x 23)
0.32" Revolver (Long Barrel)
0.32" Pistol
0.22" Sporting Rifle
0.315" Sporting Rifle
30-06 Sporting Rifle

Ammunition Details
CARTRIDGE RIM FIRE .22" BALL
CARTG. SA .32" REVOLVER
CARTG. SA .315" AND 30 06 BALL
CARTRIDGE SA 12 BORE 70mm
CARTRIDGE SA 12 BORE 65mm SPECIAL
How to Buy

Civilians holding Arms Licence are allowed to purchase only Non-Prohibited Bore
(NPB) category weapons as mentioned above. Officers and other employees of the
Armed Forces can also purchase these weapons if they obtain the Arms Licence
from the Licensing Authorities. Sale of these weapons is done strictly as per the
provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 and the Arms Rules, 1962.
1. Sale Through Arms Dealers: Following NPB Arms and Ammunition are sold
through the licensed arms dealers spread across the country. A customer can
contact any dealer near to his place for his requirements.
o 0.32" Pistol
o 0.32" Revolver(mk-III, mk-IV, Anmol & Nirbheek)
o 0.315" Sporting Rifle
o 0.22" Sporting Rifle
o 0.22" Revolver
o Sporting ammunition of all types
o 30-06 Sporting Rifle
2. Direct Sale from Factories: Names of weapons sold directly from the
factories are given below along with address and telephone numbers of the
corresponding factories. Besides the main factories, some other factories are
also selling .32 revolver / pistol as sale outlets (details available below).
A customer has to book an order for his licensed weapon at the respective
factory by applying in prescribed application form. Forms can be obtained
from the factory or printed from this website through links given at the
bottom of this page. Weapons are issued as per serial of booking and have to
be collected personally from the factory. Factory intimates the customer in
advance the date of collection and other formalities to be completed for
purchase of weapon. Marketing section of the factory should be contacted for
any query or assistance in purchase of the weapon.
N.B.: The telephone numbers of factories are given below. Please
contact the Marketing section of the respective factory for any query
or assistance in purchase of wepons
Following documents are required for issue of weapons from
factories

Original valid arms licence showing entitlement for the weapons with
valid date and valid purchase period date; if in other language, should
be translated in English or Hindi and attested.
o One attested photo-copy of the same licence.
o Two copies of No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Licensing Authorityone copy for factory and other copy for Police Authorities.
o Transport Licence (T/L) from Police/Licensing Authorities of the place
where factory is located.
o In case your licence is valid for All India or for the state where factory
is located, then No Objection Certificate & Transport Licence are NOT
required.
Weapons will not be issued on authority. However, delivery is permissible on
behalf of the customer only to RETAINER. In that case, the name of the
retainer must be endorsed in the Arms Licence along with passport size photo
duly stamped/countersigned by the licensing authority. The retainer must also
bring from the customer an authority letter for collecting the weapon,
wherein the retainer's signature is attested by the customer.
1. 0.32" Revolver MK-III
This weapon is sold directly from the following factories.
o

Factory Address

Phone

The General Manager,

Field Gun Factory,
0512Kalpi Road, Kanpur, UP. 2295100-04
PIN - 208009
The General Manager,
Small Arms Factory,
0512Kalpi Road, Kanpur, UP. 2295042-46
PIN - 208009
The General Manager,
Machine Tool Prototype
Factory,
0251Ambernath,
2613884-87
Maharashtra.
PIN - 421502

Price w.e.f.
05/08/2015

Total price
(including taxes)

55,000 plus

74,869 (ex-

taxes as applicable
55,000 plus
taxes as applicable

55,000 plus
taxes as applicable

Kanpur)
74,869 (exKanpur)

69,610 (exAmbernath)

2. 0.32" Revolver (Long Barrel) (ANMOL)

Premium version (long barrel) is sold directly from the following factory.
Factory Address
The General
Manager,
Small Arms
Factory,
Kalpi Road,
Kanpur, UP.
PIN - 208009

Phone

05122295042-46

Price w.e.f. 05/08/2015

78,000 plus taxes

as applicable

Total price
(including taxes)

1,12,984

3. 0.32" Revolver MK-III(L) (Nirbheek)

This weapon is sold directly from the following factory.
Factory Address

Phone

Price w.e.f. 05/08/2015

The General
Manager,
Field Gun Factory, 0512Kalpi Road,
2295100-04
Kanpur, UP.
PIN - 208009

90,000 plus taxes

as applicable

Total price
(including taxes)

1,22,513

4. 0.32" Revolver (MK-IV)

This weapon is sold directly from the following factory.
Factory Address
The General
Manager,
Small Arms
Factory,
Kalpi Road,
Kanpur, UP.
PIN - 208009

Phone

Price w.e.f. 05/08/2015

05122295042-46

58,250 plus taxes

as applicable

Total price
(including taxes)

79,293

5. 0.32" Pistol
This weapon is sold directly from the following factory through online (GSF
website www.gsf.gov.in , e-mail: marketing.gsf@nic.in).
Factory
Address

Price w.e.f.
05/08/2015

Phone

Total price (including

taxes)

The General
Manager,
Gun & Shell
68,800 plus
88,623 (ex-Cossipore)
Factory,
(033) 25575432,
including one additional
Cossipore,
25574423 Extn 471 taxes as
applicable
magazine
Kolkata
West Bengal
PIN - 700002
Current waiting time for receiving .32 pistol at GSF, Cossipore is
approximately 3-4 months after booking of order. It may increase or decrease
depending on actual production and demand.
6. 0.22" Sporting Rifle
This weapon is sold directly from the following factory, in addition to sale
through dealers.
Factory Address

Phone

Price w.e.f.
05/08/2015

Total price
(including taxes)

The General Manager,

Rifle Factory,
Ishapore,
35,000 plus
(033)
P.O. Nawabgunj, Dist. 2425937119-23 taxes as applicable
Parganas (N).
West Bengal
PIN - 743144

45,100

7. 0.30-06" Sporting Rifle

This weapon is sold through dealers.
Factory Address

Phone

Price w.e.f.
05/08/2015

The General Manager,

Rifle Factory,
Ishapore,
76,900 plus
(033)
P.O. Nawabgunj, Dist. 2425937119-23 taxes as applicable
Parganas (N).
West Bengal
PIN - 743144

Total price
(including taxes)

Please contact the

factory.

8. 0.315" Sporting Rifle

This weapon is sold through dealers.
Factory Address

Phone

Price w.e.f.
05/08/2015

The General Manager,

Rifle Factory,
Ishapore,
P.O. Nawabgunj, Dist. 24Parganas (N).
West Bengal
PIN - 743144

50,000 plus
(033)
25937119-23 taxes as applicable

The General Manager,

Ordnance Factory
Tiruchirapalli,
Tamil Nadu
PIN - 620016

(0431)
2581291-95

50,000 plus
taxes as applicable

Total price
(including taxes)

Please contact the

factory.

Please contact the

factory.

9. 0.22" Revolver
This weapon is sold directly from the following factory, in addition to sale
through dealers.
Factory Address

Phone

Price w.e.f.
05/08/2015

The General Manager,

(033)
37,400 plus
Rifle Factory,
25937119-23 taxes as applicable
Ishapore,
P.O. Nawabgunj, Dist. 24-

Total price
(including taxes)
48,200

Parganas (N).
West Bengal
PIN - 743144