PSU Status to Ordnance Factories
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 613
ANSWERED ON: 20.11.2019
PSU Status to Ordnance Factories
T. R. Paarivendhar
A. Ganeshamurthi Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has taken a decision to convert all the existing 41 ordnance factories functioning in various States into Public Sector Unit (PSU);
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Union Government has taken views of all stakeholders in this regard;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the number of employees working in these ordnance factories?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(a) No, Sir.
(b) to (d): Does not arise.
(e) As on 01.11.2019, the total number of employees in Ordnance Factory Organisation are 80,754.
Source: Lok Sabha