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S C Bajpai appointed as Director General Ordinance Factories and Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board

| | Jan 31, 2017, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): S C Bajpai, IOFS, has been appointed as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) from Feb 1.

Previously, he was Additional DGOF and Member at OFB and was in charge of Armoured Vehicles division.


Bajpai joined the Indian Ordnance Factories’ organization in 1979. He carries an M Tech in Mechanical Engineering and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from MDI, Gurgaon.

Bajpai went to Cranefield University, United Kingdom for a Masters in Advance Manufacturing Technology and also visited Russia for a training in tank overhauling. He is a distinguished fellow of the National Defence College.

According to a press release of Ordinance Factory Board, Bajpai, in illustrious career spanning  over  37 years, has contributed significantly in various capacities in Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, Heavy Vehicles Factory Avadi, Field Gun Factory Kanpur, Gun & Shell Factory Cossipore, and Small Arms Factory Kanpur.

He has been the General Manager of Ordnance Factory, Itarsi and Senior General Manager, Ordnance Factory Chanda before moving in as Addl DGOF, Armoured Vehicles Headquarters.

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