India Optel Explained

India Optel Limited
Type:Public Sector Undertaking
Predecessor:Ordnance Factory Board
Hq Location:OFIL Campus
Hq Location City:Dehradun
Hq Location Country:India
Key People:
Shri Girish Chandra Agnihotri, Director(Operations) & Additional Charge Chairman and Managing Director
Revenue:Rs.691 Cr. FY-2020-21
Owner:Government of India
Industry:Defence Production
Website:indiaoptel.in

India Optel Limited is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Dehradun, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatization of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[1] [2] [3] India Optel primarily manufactures Electro-optical sensors, weapon sights and communication equipment for the use of the Indian Armed Forces and foreign militaries.[4] [5]

India Optel Limited consists of the following three factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:

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Notes and References

  1. News: Roche . Elizabeth . New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM . 16 October 2021 . mint . 15 October 2021 . en.
  2. News: Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami . 16 October 2021 . . . 5 October 2021.
  3. News: Pubby . Manu . Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders . 16 October 2021 . The Economic Times . 12 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Three years after forming seven new defence PSUs, govt mulls merger of five units: Report . Moneycontrol . 2023-09-04 . 2023-09-07.
  5. Web site: Optel Group wins 'Dream Company to Work For' award at Stars of the Industry Awards . Express Pharma . 2023-04-04 . 2023-09-07.