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Ordnance Factory Day is celebrated every year on 18 March in India. (Representational Image)
Ordnance Factory Day 2023: This is the day on which the first ordnance factory was established by the British at Cossipore, Kolkata in 1801 during the colonial rule.
Ordnance Factory Day 2023: Ordnance factories are a branch of the government engaged in the research and development, testing, production, logistics performance and marketing of weapons for the military. Ordnance Factory Day is celebrated every year on 18 March in India.
It is the day on which the first ordnance factory was established by the British in 1801 at Cossipore, Kolkata during the colonial rule. The day is celebrated by the Ministry of Defence, which hoists the Indian flag, sings the national anthem and then displays various guns and other items used by the Indian Armed Forces to the public.
Ordnance Factory Day: History
Indian Ordnance Factories operated under the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The Government of India decided to transfer the control of 41 production units collectively known as Ordnance Factories to 7 state-owned companies under the Department of Defense Production, Ministry of Defense (DDP) in 2021. The transfer took place on October 1, 2021, which made the old Ordnance Factory Board defunct.
Even though the Cossipore Gun Carriage Agency, now known as the Gun and Shell Factory, was established in 1801, the history of ordnance factories can be traced back to 1712. At that time a gunpowder factory was established at Ichhapur in North 24. Parganas, in present-day West Bengal, by the Dutch Ostend Company. Other gunpowder factories and rifle factories also came up in the same area before 1801.
Ordnance Factory Day: Significance
Indian Ordnance Factories not only produce vital defense equipment to secure our border areas, but also equip our army and police to maintain peace and prevent conflict within the country. Ordnance Factory Day thus gives Indian citizens an opportunity to marvel at our heroes in the defense forces and the technology they use to protect the country and its residents.
Ordnance Factory Day: Quotes
- “To win in life one has to fight and fight, there is no place for the loser anymore.” , Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Indian Army
- “Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and the Romans, and should be the case with every free state. ,Thomas Jefferson
- “This is my Bharatavarsha, in all its glory, full of wealth, knowledge, spiritual faith.” , Rabindranath Tagore, Gora
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