Army Report Finds Poor Ordnance Factory Equipment Led to Rs 960-Crore Losses: Reports
The OFB has released a statement refuting the claims made in the reports that covered the Army's internal reports.
Army Report Finds Poor Ordnance Factory Equipment Led to Rs 960-Crore Losses: Reports New Delhi : A recommendation report of the Indian Army has highlighted the poor quality of defence equipment produced by ordnance factories since 2014. This, the report says, had led to an estimated loss of Rs 960 crore, an amount that could have been utilised to buy 100 155-mm medium artillery guns like the Howitzer. The report has been covered by several news organisations but The Wire has not been able to independently verify its contents. Shortly after this report was published, accessed a release by the OFB in which it said it is not in possession of this report. However, it noted that “these articles tend to spread misinformation, are alarmist and defamatory. Unfortunately, no verification was sought from OFB prior to publication of these articles.” The assertion that “no verification was sought from OFB” appears to be a generalisation as The Telegraph‘s report on the matter did carry the line that the OFB public relations officer had said that he was “not aware of any such report …
