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Troop Comforts Limited
Company typePublic Sector Undertaking
IndustryDefence Production
PredecessorOrdnance Factory Board
Founded1 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01)
HeadquartersOrdnance Equipment Factory Kanpur, ,
Key people
V K Tiwari, IOFS
(Chairman & Managing Director)
ProductsTechnical textiles, apparel, environmental protection and personal utility equipment for military and civilian use
OwnerGovernment of India
Divisions
  • Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur
  • Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur
  • Ordnance Clothing factory Avadi
  • Ordnance Equipment Factory, Hazratpur
Websitetroopcomfortslimited.co.in

Troop Comforts Limited (TCL) is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Kanpur, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[1][2][3] It is involved in the manufacture of life-cycle clothing, extreme cold climate clothing, mountaineering equipment, supply drop equipment, water storage equipment, tents and other products for the Indian Armed Forces and for civilian use.

TCL consists of the following four factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:

  • Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur
  • Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur
  • Ordnance Clothing factory Avadi
  • Ordnance Equipment Factory, Hazratpur

See also

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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.