Trichy : Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), under the Ministry of Defence , celebrated its sixth foundation day at Ordnance Factory Trichy (OFT), a unit of AWEIL, on Thursday.




V Gunasekaran , officer in temporary charge, OFT, hoisted the AWEIL flag and addressed the gathering. A video highlighting AWEIL’s journey, growth and achievements since its inception was also screened.




At a function held at AWEIL headquarters in Kanpur, OFT was conferred the ‘best unit’ award for effective implementation of Rajbhasha in official work. M Vinoth , Junior Works Manager, Finance & Accounts Division, OFT, received the best employee of the unit award. M Shantha Kumar, CM (T), and C Balusamy, machinist, were also honoured with best employee awards.




Best suggestion awards were presented to employees for valuable suggestions to improve the organisation’s functioning. An interaction with employees was also organised, allowing them to share their views and suggestions.