Indian Ordnance Factories Service
| Service Overview | |||||||||||
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| Abbreviation | I.O.F.S. | ||||||||||
| Formed | 1935 | ||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||
| Training Ground | National Academy of Defence Production | ||||||||||
| Controlling Authority | Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production | ||||||||||
| Legal personality | Governmental Civil Service | ||||||||||
| General nature |
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| Cadre Size | 1760 members | ||||||||||
| Association | IOFS Officers' Association (IOFSOA) | ||||||||||
| Service colour | Red, Navy Blue and Sky Blue | ||||||||||
| Service Chief | |||||||||||
| Sudhir Srivastava, Director General Ordnance (Co-ordination & Services), Department of Defence Production | |||||||||||
| Head of the Civil Services | |||||||||||
| T.V. Somanathan, Cabinet Secretary | |||||||||||
The Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) is a civil service of the Government of India. IOFS officers are Gazetted (Group A) defence-civilian officers under the Ministry of Defence. They are responsible for the administration of the Indian Ordnance Factories, which provide the indigenous defence production capabilities of India.