ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
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Army Ordnance Corps is responsible to provide logistics support to the Indian Army during war and peace.
The logistics function of the Army Ordnance Corps involves the mechanics of provisioning and procuring of all stores required to raise and maintain an efficient and effective fighting army. The aim is to make available all kinds of stores to all units of the army at the right time, in right quantity, at the right place and right cost. The inventory range covers every conceivable requirement of the soldier from clothing to weapons, from a needle to a tank and also all munitions except fuel, fodder and medicines. The inventory management functions involve provisioning, procurement, receipt, accounting, storage, issue, transportation and disposal of all clothing, equipment, weapons, vehicles, ammunition and spares of all kinds. It is no mean feat to manage one of the largest and the most complex logistics effort in the world.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1634 | Entry of the East India Company |
| 1639 | Creation of Presidencies of Bengal, Madras & Bombay. |
| 08 Apr 1775 | Board of Ordnance Constituted in Bengal Presidency, Ordnance is born. |
| 1884 | Amalgamation of Three Presidencies to create Ordnance Department in India. |
| 01 Apr 1884 | First Director General of Ordnance (DGO) appointed. |
| 1911 | Indian Ordnance Department sub divided into three main streams : manufacture (factories), storage & distribution (arsenals) & inspection. |
| 1914 | Officers of Indian Ordnance Department wear regular uniform. |
| 18 Jul 1922 | Indian Army Ordnance Corps comes into being. |
| 01 Apr 1939 | IAOC made responsible for technical maintenance of all mechanical vehicles. |
| 1943 | Reorganisation of Depots & the birth of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers from Ordnance. |
| 1947 | Partition of assets. IAOC assets locked in either dominions either dominions automatically inherited by Army concerned. India inherits 16 Factories, Pakistan gets 6 Crore rupees as compensation. Brig EA Rodgriues, MBE the first DOS of India. |
| 1949 | Re-designation of Corps as "Army Ordnance Corps" Re-organisation of Ordnance branch at Army Headquarters headed by Director Ordnance Service. |
| 1954 | Design and adoption of new Badge. |