Measures to ImproveOrdnance Factories.

The Ordnance factories has played a creditable role in the supply of Arms,Ammunitions, Combat Vehicles and Clothinbg to the Indian Armed forces ,Navy,Air force and Para Military Forces, after Independence. Of late due to certain developments taken place, the Organisation has received set backs and lost the lustre. This has naturally lowered the morale of one and all connected with the Organisation. Now it is time to take strong measures to put the Organisation back on the track and put an end to the squabbles and make it an capable of providing latest requirements of the Armed Forces. It should be capable of reducing our dependency on imports and should be the first choice of the customers.
The following are some of the measures suggested to achieve the above role.
1. At present the IOFS is one of the last choice of the aspirants of Civil Service Examination and Engineering Services Examinations. The Government may appoint a high power committee with experts from IIM,ASCI to suggest measures for making the service result oriented aand attractive. The committee should elicit the feed back by various means like personal contact, interaction at various levels, and comparison with similar services and industries. The IOFS rules should be modified to allow highly qualified and experienced Officers enter at JAG,SAG,HAG grades on similar lines like DRDO and DGQA.
2.The Focus and prime consideration is to be the Soldier and his confort,satisfaction while using the products like arms ,ammunition and combat vehicles like tanks etc., If defects intimated then throughly investigated and remedial actions to be taken. If any persons responsible for these defects to be punished.
3.In the interest of the production , the first level of supervisory staff to be strengthened by providing suitable number of grades, to supervise and motivae the industrial employees,in the interest of production and productivity.
4.A plethora committe have been formed by OFB to define the functions,responsibility and accountability of Officers and Supervisory staff. These may be updated and orders to be issued for them to become operational with immediate effect.
5.Direct Recruitment in suitable grades of workmen,staff and officers for R&D and complicated maintainance jobs to be resorted to.
6.Material Management procedures to be revised to ensure that required material to be positioned very well in time. The GM,Addl.DGOF and DGOF should be made responsible for any lapses.
7.An energetic setup of marketing and PRO to be at OFB and units consisting of professionals recruited by open advertisement.
8. The Quality Control and Accounts Chiefs to be under the contgrol of DGOF.
9.Set up an empowered committee set up at OFB to deal with grievances and service matters.
Well Wishers are requested to send their views/suggestions to Sri.M.S.HARI, e-mail ID harimsv2009@yahoo.in for publication pleae.