National Ordinance Factories Day: March 18

National Ordinance Factories Day: March 18

• The National Ordnance Factories Day is observed across India on 18 March annually to commemorate the production of the first Ordnance Factory of India.
• The day was declared on the 200th anniversary of the oldest ordnance factory, Gun Carriage Agency, which is now known as the Gun and Shell Factory. It was established in Cossipore, Kolkata in the year of 1801.
• The Ordnance Factories Board is popularly called as the country’s “Fourth arm of Defense”. The remaining three arms are the Navy, the Air Force and the Army.