36-540: Sharad K Yadav IOFS (Director Operations) Yantra India Limited is an Indian major public sector defence company, headquartered in Nagpur , India. Established in 2021 as part of the government’s restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings – the company consists of eight defence manufacturing factory units indigenously catering to
72-574: A cadre size of 1760 posts. The source of recruitment was through direct recruitment 60%; by promotion 40% and no lateral entries. IOFS is a multi-disciplinary composite cadre consisting of technical – engineers ( Civil , Electrical , Mechanical , Electronics ), technologists ( Aerospace , Automotive , Marine , Industrial/Product design , Computer , Nuclear , Optical , Chemical , Metallurgical , Textile , leather ) and non-technical/administrative ( Science , Law , Commerce , Management and Arts graduates). Technical posts account for about 87% of
108-491: A person who holds office as chairman shall, on the expiration of the term of office, be ineligible for re-appointment to that office. But, a member other than the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission shall be eligible for appointment as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, or as the chairman of a State Public Service Commission, but not for any other employment either under
144-644: Is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. The agency's charter is granted by Part XIV of the Constitution of India , titled Services Under the Union and the States. The commission is mandated by
180-697: Is a participating civil service under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS), which allows bureaucrats to move to any organisation, commission, institution, agency, department, ministry of the Government of India and the state governments, on deputation basis (excluding posts which are specifically encadred within the organised Group A services), depending on their interests, educational qualifications, seniority, age and other eligibility criteria. IOFS officers also serve at board-level posts of PSUs and SEZs ; as advisors and secretaries to
216-684: Is amongst the few institutions that function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission . The commission is headquartered at Dholpur House , in New Delhi , and functions through its secretariat. Established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission, it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act 1935 ; only to be renamed as today's Union Public Service Commission after
252-425: Is engaged in research, development, production, testing, marketing and logistics of a comprehensive product range in the areas of air, land and sea systems. It comprises forty-one Ordnance Factories, nine Training Institutes, three Regional Marketing Centres and four Regional Controllerates of Safety, which are spread all across the country. OFB is the world's largest government operated production organisation, and
288-542: The Government of India or under the Government of a State. A member of a Union Public Service Commission shall hold office for a term of six years from the date on which they enter upon the office or until they attain the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. Under Art 318 , the President is empowered to determine the number of members of the Commission and their conditions of service. As per Art 319 ,
324-432: The Government of India Act 1935 . The Federal Public Service Commission became the Union Public Service Commission after independence . It was given a constitutional status under the Constitution of India on 26 January 1950. In 1947, the then deputy prime minister Vallabhbhai Patel called the recruits as the "steel frame of India". [1] Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV of the constitution, titled Services Under
360-467: The Indian Institute of Public Administration , while in service. The officers are sent to countries which have friendly relations with India, such as the countries of erstwhile USSR , United States , UK , Sweden , Japan , Austria , Germany , Russia , France , Israel , Canada , Czech Republic , South Korea , Singapore etc. The main functions performed by IOFS officers while at
396-495: The University of Cambridge , University of Oxford , etc., were allowed to appear in the examination. They had to undergo specialised training prior to joining the service. In 1939, there was only one Indian officer and the remaining forty-four officers were of European origin. IOFS was reconstituted in its present form in 1954 with the cadre controlling authority of Ministry of Defence – Department of Defence Production, with
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#1732791171029432-474: The chairman and other members appointed by The president of India . Usually, the Commission consists of 9 to 11 members including the chairman. Every member holds office for a term of six years or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. The terms and conditions of service of the chairman and members of the Commission are governed by the Union Public Service Commission (Members) Regulations, 1969. The chairman and any other member of
468-672: The independence . The Royal Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India was set up under the chairmanship of Lord Lee of Fareham by the British Government in 1923. With equal numbers of Indian and British members, the commission submitted its report in 1924, recommending setting up of a Public Service Commission. The Lee Commission proposed that 40% of future entrants should be British , 40% Indians directly recruited, and 20% Indians promoted from
504-694: The Civil Services Examination. IOFS is the only cadre in which officials are selected by all four means – CSE, ESE, interviews and promotions. IOFHS officers are selected through the Combined Medical Services Examination , conducted by UPSC. All appointments to the Group A Civil Services are made by the President of India . National Academy of Defence Production (NADP), Nagpur , provides training to
540-710: The Commission, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. As per Art. 321 , an Act made by Parliament may provide for the exercise of additional functions by the Union Public Service Commission w.r.t . Services of the Union. As per Art. 320 , it shall be the duty of the Union Public Service Commissions to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union. It shall also assist two or more states, if requested so, in framing and operating schemes of joint recruitment for any services. As per Art. 317 ,
576-418: The Constitution for appointments to the services of the Union and All India Services . It is also required to be consulted by the Government in matters relating to appointment, transfer, promotion, and disciplinary matters. The commission reports directly to the President. The commission can advise the Government through the president, although, such advice is not binding. Being a constitutional authority, UPSC
612-403: The Government of India or under the Government of a State. Also, the chairman of a State Public Service Commission shall be eligible for appointment as the chairman or any other member of the Union Public Service Commission. As per Art. 322 , the expenses of the Union Public Service Commission, including any salaries, allowances, and pensions payable to or in respect of the members or staff of
648-653: The Home, Foreign and Defence ministries, Prime Minister, Vice-President and the President of India. IOFS officers are allowed to continue their higher studies at various national institutions such as the IITs , IIMs , IISc , NITs , NITIE , NDC , DSSC and DIAT , under the sponsored category. They are also trained at these institutes, at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration , Administrative Staff College of India and
684-517: The IOFS officers in areas of technology, management, public administration as induction and re-orientation courses. The induction training programme of probationary officers is of 64 weeks, comprising technical, managerial and administrative modules of theoretical, practical and field nature. Classes are held at specialised educational institutions across India. Officer Trainees (OTs) are then sent on Bharat Darshan (Tour of India), which includes visits to
720-834: The Indian Ordnance Factories as a Group A officer is done by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , based on the performance in the Engineering Services Examination (ESE) and the Civil Services Examination (CSE) . Engineering posts are filled through the Engineering Services Examination, while technologists are selected through interviews by UPSC. Posts in the non-technical streams are filled through
756-407: The Indian Ordnance Factories include product research & development, project management, materials management, production planning and control, quality control, supplies management, industrial safety, labour welfare, personnel management, industrial relations, management and maintenance of residential estates etc. In discharging these functions, the IOFS officers interact extensively with: IOFS
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#1732791171029792-606: The Indian legal system, they visit the Supreme Court of India . Thus, giving them exposure to all the three arms of the Government of India. Following which, they are sent for on-the-job training to various Ordnance Factories and are expected to apply the knowledge and experience gained. Examinations are held at the end of the training. The training concludes with interactions with the Members of Parliament, Ministers in-charge of
828-624: The Ministry of Defence. They are responsible for the administration of the Indian Ordnance Factories , which provide the indigenous defence production capabilities of India. During the colonial times, the administrative service of Ordnance was known as the Indian Ordnance Service . It was constituted in the year 1935. It had only European officers in the years that followed. Only engineering graduates from
864-810: The Union Cabinet Ministers, Prime Minister and the President of India; as diplomats at various consulates, missions and embassies of India, located abroad; as scientists in DRDO ; as commissioned officers in the Indian Armed Forces ; in the Central Armed Police Forces , in intelligence agencies such as RAW , NATGRID , etc.; and as vigilance officers in various organisations. Union Public Service Commission The Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC ; ISO : Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga )
900-412: The Union Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the president . In case the office of the chairman becomes vacant, the duties shall be performed by one of the other members of the Commission at the appointment of the President. Also, nearly half of the members of the Commission shall be persons who at the dates of their respective appointments have held office for at least ten years either under
936-432: The Union and the States , provide for a Public Service Commission for the Union and each state. Accordingly, as per Art. 315 , at the Union level, the Union Public Service Commission is envisaged by it. UPSC is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission . As per Art. 316 , the chairman and other members of
972-463: The chairman or any other member of a Public Service Commission shall only be removed from their office by order of the president on the ground of "misbehavior" after the Supreme Court, on a reference being made to it by the president, has, on inquiry reported that the chairman or such other member ought to be removed. The president may suspend the chairman or other members of the commission until
1008-420: The chairman or other member of the commission if he/she/they: The Union Public Service Commission shall be consulted: It shall be the duty of a Union Public Service Commission to advise on any matter referred to them; provided that the president has not made any regulations specifying the matters in which it shall not be necessary for Union Public Service Commission to be consulted. The Commission consists of
1044-468: The commission can submit their resignation at any time to the President of India. They may be removed from their office by the President of India on the ground of misbehavior (only if an inquiry of such misbehavior is made and upheld by the Supreme Court) or if he is adjudged insolvent, or engages during the term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of their office, or in the opinion of
1080-479: The needs of supplies, arms , explosives , artillery and munition for the Indian Armed Forces . Yantra India consists of the following seven factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board: This article about an Indian company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . IOFS 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
1116-608: The nuclear, defence, space, industrial and other technical installations of India. To understand the nuances of bureaucracy, they are familiarised with the functioning of district, state, national and international bodies, including the Parliament of India . Armed Forces attachment with the Army, Navy, Air Force and with the Police, Paramilitary and Special Forces, for better understanding of needs of their customers. To get acquainted with
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1152-577: The oldest organisation run by the Government of India. It has a total workforce of about 164,000. It is often called the "Fourth Arm of Defence", and the "Force Behind the Armed Forces" of India. It is amongst the top 50 defence equipment manufacturers in the world. Its total sales were at $ 3 billion ( ₹ 19982.71 crores) in 2015–'16. Every year, 18 March is celebrated as the Ordnance Factories' Day in India. The recruitment in
1188-450: The president unfit to continue in office because of the infirmity of mind or body. The Commission is serviced by a Secretariat headed by a Secretary with four Additional Secretaries, several Joint Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, and other supporting staff. The secretariat, for administrative purposes, is further divided into divisions , each undertaking having a specific responsibility: The institute currently has seven members including
1224-480: The provincial services. This led to the establishment of the first Public Service Commission on 1 October 1926 under the chairmanship of Sir Ross Barker. A mere limited advisory function was granted to the Public Service Commission and the leaders of the freedom movement continually stressed on this aspect, which then resulted in the setting up of a Federal Public Service Commission under
1260-506: The report of the Supreme Court is received. As per Art. 323 , it will be the duty of the Union Commission to annually present a report to the president of the work done by the Commission. On receipt of such report, the president shall present a copy before each House of Parliament; together with a memorandum, if any, explaining the reasons why the advice of the Commission was not accepted by him. The president may also remove
1296-641: The total cadre. The doctors ( Surgeons and Physicians ) serving in OFB belong to a separate service known as the Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service ( IOFHS ). IOFHS officers are responsible for the maintenance of health of the employees, and the hospitals of OFB. They report directly to the IOFS officers. IOFS and IOFHS are the only two civil services under the Department of Defence Production. Ordnance Factory Board
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