August 8, 2022
Dola Sen’s Special Mention requesting the Union government to ensure the 24 schools under the now-dismantled OFB are not closed down but brought under the new DPSUs which replaced the OFB
Sir, the Ordinance Factory Schools, which were under OFB, the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, are
going to be closed, rather have been closed, as OFB has been dismantled already by the Government of India. The Central Government now has formed 7 DPSUs instead of OFB. If the OFB schools may come under those DPSUs all over, we will be obliged. In fact, 24 schools were situated in different parts of the country in different States like UP, MP, Odisha, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Tami Nadu, etc. Many of these schools have more than 100
years of history. For decades, these schools have been providing fruitful generation for the nation. These schools are running from primary to secondary level. Approximately, 20,000 students are studying in these schools where free education is provided from I to VIII and fee structure is between Rs.100 to Rs.200 annually from IX to XII. Obviously, students’ strength is much higher where majority SC, ST, OBC and lower-middle class students are studying in these schools. Keeping all the facts and findings, I urge upon the Central Government, hon. Minister of Defence, through you, to keep away these schools from the process of corporatisation and continue to run these under MOD only, under DPSUs, instead of OFB to save the students and the schools as well to continue for this academic session accordingly.
