Indian Ordnance Factories Service

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Indian Ordnance Factories Service

Service Overview
Abbreviation	I.O.F.S.
Formed	1935; 89 years ago (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	Research & Development General Management Public Administration Defence Production
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
	Rajiv Gauba, 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.