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 ===Pre-independence===
-The history of ordnance in India dates back to the 15th century.<ref name="Army Ordnance Corp: Arming the army beyond centuries - TOI"/> The early ordnance stores in the Indian sub-continent were established by the [[British East India Company]] for their logistical requirements. Following the military expansion of the company, the needs of military troops increased which in turn required the support of an ordnance department. By accepting the report of then Commander-in-Chief of the [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Army]], [[John Clavering (British Army officer)|Lieutenant General Sir John Clavering]], the Board of Ordnance was established on April 8, 1775.<ref name="Army Ordnance Corp: Arming the army beyond centuries - TOI"/> This is considered to be the first step towards the recognition of the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC). Initially the board was put under the control of the Bengal Presidency.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
+The history of ordnance in India dates back to the 15th century.<ref name="Army Ordnance Corp: Arming the army beyond centuries - TOI"/> The early ordnance stores in the Indian sub-continent were established by the [[British East India Company]] for their logistical requirements. Following the military expansion of the company, the needs of military troops increased which in turn required the support of an ordnance department. By accepting the report of then Commander-in-Chief of the [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Army]], [[John Clavering (British Army officer)|Lieutenant General Sir John Clavering]], the Board of Ordnance was established on April 8, 1775.<ref name="Army Ordnance Corp: Arming the army beyond centuries - TOI"/> This is considered to be the first step towards the recognition of the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC). Initially the board was put under the control of the Bengal Presidency.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}
 [[File:Stamp of India - 1975 - Colnect 313174 - Bicentenary Indian Army Ordnance Corps - Stylized Cannons.jpeg|thumb|right|305x305px|1975 stamp to commemorate the bicentenary Indian Army Ordnance Corps]]
-With the increasing influence of the British crown over the sub-continent, the number of British troops increased significantly. In 1874, a "Special Ordnance Commission" was appointed by the government to prepare a report on the establishment of a new ordnance system at the national level. The report which was submitted on 7 April 1875 recommended a centralized system and the establishment of ordnance factories in the country. A report by the Army in India Commission, which was constituted in May 1879 by [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton|Lord Lytton]],<ref name=Bulwer-Lytton group="Note">[[Viceroy and Governor-General of India]] from 12 April 1876 to 8 June 1880.</ref> recommended the establishment of a centralized all-India organisation, headed by a Director General of Ordnance. On 1 April 1884, the Ordnance Department of India came into existence. The Ordnance's three Presidencies<ref name=presidenciesofbr group="Note">[[Bengal Presidency]], [[Madras Presidency]], and [[Bombay Presidency]]</ref> of the [[British Raj]] were integrated into one. An Inspector General of Ordnance was appointed to each Presidency and was responsible to the Director General at the national level. Following the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)]], the Ordnance was split into two, each with an Inspector General. Several reorganizations took place during the tenure of [[Herbert Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] as the [[Commander-in-Chief, India|Commander-in-Chief of India]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
+With the increasing influence of the British crown over the sub-continent, the number of British troops increased significantly. In 1874, a "Special Ordnance Commission" was appointed by the government to prepare a report on the establishment of a new ordnance system at the national level. The report which was submitted on 7 April 1875 recommended a centralized system and the establishment of ordnance factories in the country. A report by the Army in India Commission, which was constituted in May 1879 by [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton|Lord Lytton]],<ref name=Bulwer-Lytton group="Note">[[Viceroy and Governor-General of India]] from 12 April 1876 to 8 June 1880.</ref> recommended the establishment of a centralized all-India organisation, headed by a Director General of Ordnance. On 1 April 1884, the Ordnance Department of India came into existence. The Ordnance's three Presidencies<ref name=presidenciesofbr group="Note">[[Bengal Presidency]], [[Madras Presidency]], and [[Bombay Presidency]]</ref> of the [[British Raj]] were integrated into one. An Inspector General of Ordnance was appointed to each Presidency and was responsible to the Director General at the national level. Following the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)]], the Ordnance was split into two, each with an Inspector General. Several reorganizations took place during the tenure of [[Herbert Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] as the [[Commander-in-Chief, India|Commander-in-Chief of India]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}
-Overruling the report of the [[Esher Report|Esher Committee of 1919]] recommended that a civilian member be in charge of civil business. A military officer was put in-charge of manufacture and production as Master General of Supply. Later in 1929, the office of Master of General of Supply was rechristened Master General of Ordnance.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
+Overruling the report of the [[Esher Report|Esher Committee of 1919]] recommended that a civilian member be in charge of civil business. A military officer was put in-charge of manufacture and production as Master General of Supply. Later in 1929, the office of Master of General of Supply was rechristened Master General of Ordnance.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}
 With of start of the [[Second World War]] in September 1939, the AOC began a major expansion that continued to the end of the war in 1945. The number of installations rose from 10 to 77 in the span of six years. On 1 May 1943, the Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (IEME) was separated from Indian Armed Ordnance Corps.<ref name="History of Army Ordnance Corps Army Official">{{cite web|title=History of Army Ordnance Corps|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=Jxk0Uinr35CyePD51ne6sQ==&ParentID=Y+GhSyy6umu7p3cuU82kKA==|website=Indian Army|publisher=MoD|access-date=18 June 2016|archive-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616183829/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=Jxk0Uinr35CyePD51ne6sQ%3D%3D&ParentID=Y%20GhSyy6umu7p3cuU82kKA%3D%3D|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Army Ordnance Corps  - globalsecurity">{{cite web|author1=John Pike|title=Army Ordnance Corps|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/aoc.htm|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=18 June 2016|archive-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924063942/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/aoc.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1920-1945 Book">{{cite book|author1=Alan Henry Fernyhough|author2=Henry Edward David Harris|title=History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1920–1945|date=1967|publisher=Royal Army Ordnance Corps, University of Michigan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YtsDAAAAMAAJ|format=Digital|access-date=2019-08-16|archive-date=2020-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211040356/https://books.google.com/books?id=YtsDAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Indian encyclopaedia : biographical, historical, religious, administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific">{{cite book|author1=Subodh Kapoor|title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: Biographical, Historical, Religious, Administrative, Ethnological, Commercial and Scientific|date=2002|publisher=Cosmo Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788177552683|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUjzWFsz5fwC&dq|access-date=18 June 2016|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805132118/https://books.google.com/books?id=FUjzWFsz5fwC&dq|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Indian Army, 1939–47: Experience and Development">{{cite book|author1=Patrick Rose|title=The Indian Army, 1939–47: Experience and Development|date=2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317027645|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEGrCwAAQBAJ|access-date=18 June 2016|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805132114/https://books.google.com/books?id=QEGrCwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Technical Services: Ordnance & IEME">{{cite book|author1=P. N.Khera|title=Technical Services: Ordnance & IEME|publisher=Combined Interservices Historical Section (India & Pakistan)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0YnfAAAAMAAJ|access-date=18 June 2016|language=en|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805132114/https://books.google.com/books?id=0YnfAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
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