Shri S C Bajpai, IOFS, has been appointed as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) w.e.f. 1st February, 2017. Previously, he was Additional DGOF and Member at OFB and was in charge of Armoured Vehicles division.
Shri 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. Shri Bajpai went to Cranefield University, United Kingdom for a Masters in Advance Manufacturing Technology and also made a sojourn to Russia for training in tank overhauling. He is a distinguished fellow of the National Defence College.
In a career spanning over 37 years, he 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.
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes Shri S C Bajpai the very best.