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In a first, OCF set to export military attire to Suriname
The New Indian Express Nagapattinam
|January 29, 2025
IN what it termed as the first ever export order for defence uniforms in India, the Ordnance Clothing Factory in Avadi, a unit of Troop Comforts Limited (TCL) of the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), said it will be exporting ₹1.71 crore worth military uniforms to Republic of Suriname to strengthen the mutual ties between the two countries.
The first consignment of 4,500 uniforms was flagged off by OCF general manager B S Reddy on Tuesday. The military uniforms are offered by the ministry of defence under the Defence Diplomacy Fund to Suriname. It is learnt that another consignment worth ₹5 crore is in the pipeline.
This story is from the January 29, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Nagapattinam.
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