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
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| 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:
See also
- Other PSUs formed from Ordnance Factory Board:-
- Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE), Kanpur
- Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI), Chennai
- Gliders India Limited (GIL), Kanpur
- Munitions India Limited (MIL), Pune
- Troop Comforts Limited (TCL), Kanpur
- Yantra India Limited (YIL), Nagpur
Notes and References
- News: Roche . Elizabeth . New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM . 16 October 2021 . mint . 15 October 2021 . en.
- News: Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami . 16 October 2021 . . . 5 October 2021.
- 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.
- Web site: Three years after forming seven new defence PSUs, govt mulls merger of five units: Report . Moneycontrol . 2023-09-04 . 2023-09-07.
- 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.
