Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL)
Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited is a Government of India defence public sector undertaking created from the Ordnance Factory Board. It was formally incorporated on 14 August 2021, began operations on 1 October 2021, and is headquartered at Avadi, Chennai.
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How we verify →Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited is a Government of India defence public sector undertaking created from the Ordnance Factory Board. It was formally incorporated on 14 August 2021, began operations on 1 October 2021, and is headquartered at Avadi, Chennai.
What happened
AVNL's official site gives the full name Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited, labels it a Government of India Enterprise and prints CIN U35990TN2021GOI145504.
AVNL's official history page says it was formally incorporated as a wholly owned Government of India company on 14 August 2021, began operations on 1 October 2021, and emerged from the Ordnance Factory Board. It lists the Heavy Vehicles Factory and Engine Factory at Avadi, along with its other factories and institutes.
What we could not confirm
AVNL's official history page describes it as wholly owned by the Government of India but gives no numerical shareholding percentage. The official Contact Us page identifies its address as Avadi, Chennai, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The opened official pages did not provide FY2024-25 or FY2025-26 financial, dividend or employee totals.