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India Optel Limited
Company typePublic Sector Undertaking
IndustryDefence Production
PredecessorOrdnance Factory Board
Founded1 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01)
HeadquartersOFIL Campus, ,
Key people

Shri Girish Chandra Agnihotri, Director(Operations) & Additional Charge Chairman and Managing Director
Products
  • Electro-optical sensors
  • Weapon sights
  • Communication equipments
RevenueRs.691 Cr. FY-2020-21
OwnerGovernment of India
Divisions
  • Opto-Electronics Factory, Dehradun
  • Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh
  • Ordnance Factory, Dehradun
Websiteindiaoptel.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:

  • Opto-Electronics Factory, Dehradun
  • Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh
  • Ordnance Factory, Dehradun

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References

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  1. ^ Roche, Elizabeth (15 October 2021). "New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM". mint. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami". Ministry of Defence (India). Press Information Bureau. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ Pubby, Manu (12 October 2021). "Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Three years after forming seven new defence PSUs, govt mulls merger of five units: Report". Moneycontrol. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Optel Group wins 'Dream Company to Work For' award at Stars of the Industry Awards". Express Pharma. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.