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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the chairman of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to oversee the process of the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)?
A
Smriti Irani
B
Nitin Gadkari
C
Rajnath SIngh
D
Piyush Goyal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Moving ahead with its plan for corporatisation of ordnance factories, the government has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, to oversee the process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hari Mohan - Chairman of The Ordnance Factory Board - Indian Ordnance Factories | LinkedIn.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Ordnance Factories is the oldest and largest industrial setup which functions under the Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories, now known as Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services) was an organisation, under the Department of Defence Production (DDP) of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -To increase customer base in Defence, Non-defence and Export markets and establish global presence.

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