Manual of Cost Accounting in The Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factories Section - I General Objects

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COST ACCOUNTING IN ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT FACTORIES

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Manual of Cost Accounting in the Ordnance
And Ordnance Equipment Factories
SECTION -I
GENERAL
Objects
1. The objects of the Cost Accounting system are-

(i) to exercise control over expenditure incurred in Factory for
production and
(ii) to ascertain the cost of manufacture of each article produced in
the Factory.
Analysis of Expenditure and Elements of Costs
2. The expenditure incurred in manufacture is classified under three

main categories viz. (a) Wages paid to Industrial Workers (b) Materials and
(c) Other Expenses. In relation to product cost, the expenditure falling under
the above three categories is further classified as direct and indirect
expenditure. For the purpose of costing, wages are analyzed into direct
labour costs and indirect labour costs, materials into direct material costs
and indirect material costs. Other expenses, the bulk of which represents
salaries paid to supervisory and administrative personnel, generally fall
under the category of indirect expenditure. Indirect labour Indirect material
and other indirect expenses, together constitute the overhead expenditure,
While the direct labour expenditure and direct material expenditure incurred
in the manufacture of each product can be measured accurately and charged
direct to each job, overhead expenditure representing the cost of providing
various production and administrative services incidental to production
cannot be charged directly to each job. Such expenditure being common to
all production activity, it is apportioned to the cost of each job as equitably
as possible, following certain well recognized cost accounting principles.
By means of the above type of analysis, the cost of each article

manufactured in the Factory is compiled under the three elements of cost
viz. (i) direct labour (ii) direct material and (iii) overheads.
Organization of the Factory
3. Each Factory is divided into a number of departments (Sections)

representing:
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(i) Production Departments (Sections or Shops)
(ii) Service Departments and
(iii) Administrative Departments.
Each production section is engaged in producing one or more similar

products requiring the use of similar production facilities (machines etc.).
The service departments are those connected with the generation and
distribution of electric power, steam and Water services and maintenance of
plant machinery and buildings. The administrative departments are those
connected with the general administration of the factory, planning labour
bureau and labour welfare etc.
Planning for the Manufacture Programme
4. The three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) place their demand on
DGOF (OFB) for supply of various factory manufactured stores. Based on
these demands OFB plans production programme for concerned Factories
and issues extracts (production order) on each Factory simultaneously
intimating the feeder Factories supplying castings, forgings, bars, streets,
components etc. Based on the extracts received from OFB, each Factory
manufacturing the main product plans its production programme and
initiates provisioning action for procurement of materials either from trade
or from sister Factories The consignor Factory also places IFD on feeder
Factories for supply of components, castings, forgings etc. These IFDs
constitute authority for the feeder Factories to make provisions of material
for planning production of components.
Thus the manufacturing programme in each Factory is determined by

(a) the extracts placed by the DGOF on the Factory and (b) Inter Factory
Demands from other Factories.
The Planning Department of the Factory releases Warrants

(Production Orders) in batches to the Shop (Sections) to undertake the
manufacture according to yearly production plan. The labour authorisation
is made through Manufacturing Warrant and the material authortsation is
made through Material Warrant.
Pre-determined control over utilization of material and labour
5. The most important feature of the cost accounting system is control

over utilisation of labour and material expenditure on each job through pre-
determined estimates. For repeat items, production of which is well
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established, the estimates are standardised by proper time and motion study
and these estimates are called Standard Estimates. The Standard Estimate is
prepared for a batch of production (e. g. 100 Nos., 1000 kgs. etc.) showing
therein the details of various labour operations required for the production
of the article and the time required for each operation. Similarly, each
material required for production of the article is shown in detail indicating
the quantity required for the batch of production. The Standard Estimates
also contain provision for normal (unavoidable) rejection inherent in the
process of manufacture. For these purpose two rejection percentages called
"maximum" and "minimum" are provided for in the Standard Estimates.
Any rejection beyond maximum rejection percentage is treated as abnormal
(avoidable) requiring regularisation as loss.
"Spot Estimates are also prepared for non-repetitive/casual items of
production ".
"Any amendment in labour portion of the Estimate (known as ‘Rate
Form’) and or material portion of the Estimate necessitated due to technical
reasons are carried out through revision of Estimates ".
When a Manufacture Warrant is issued by the Planning Department
to a Production Section, the Warrant shows the quantity required to be
produced and the labour hour authorised therefor as per the Estimate.
Simultaneously a Material Warrant is also issued showing the quantities of
various materials that can be drawn only upto the quantity which is required
for completing the exact quantity of finished items for which the Warrant is
issued. If any rejection occurs during the production process, the required
quantity of material to replenish such rejected quantity can be drawn on the
basis of a certificate obtained from Quality Control Section. The Production
Shops cannot exceed the limits indicated in the Manufacture and Material
Warrants for utilization of labour and material without obtaining special
authorisation from the Planning Department. Such authorizations are issued
in the shape of Non-Recurring Revisions.
Use of Numerical Code Numbers
6. For convenience in the preparation of various accounting documents
and to facilitate mechanical accounting on Electronic Data Processing
Machines a system of numerical codes is adopted in the cost accounting
system, as explained below.
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(i) Numbering of Ledger Folio for Stores
Each material held on stock charge is indicated by a code number
consisting of 10 digits code. On all the accounting documents for materials
these code numbers are quoted.
(ii) Numbering of Work Orders
Each item of outturn work done in the Factory is given a distinctive
Work Order number consisting of 9 digits. The code is divided into 3 parts.
The first two digits are used to indicate classification of work by indentors.
Thus, if work is being performed for the Army Code, 90 is used in the first
two digits. If the work is for another Factory, Code 70 is used. The next 5
digits stand for the description of the item. The last two digits are used to
indicate sub-numbers. These outturn Work Orders are allotted by each
Factory separately and compiled in a book called "Syllabus of Work Order
Part II ".
The Work Orders (01and 02 series) relating to Indirect Expenditure
also consists of 9 digits. These Work Orders which are common to all
Factories have been shown in the Syllabus of Work Orders appended to this
book. The first two digits denote the work order serial viz.'01' for 'Fixed' and
'02' for `Variable' overhead. The next five digits denote the main Work
Order `0' in the third digit of the main work order denotes `debit' and '1' for
‘credit’. The first digit of the main number which is`0'(zero) may be
employed in consultation with PR Section, PCA (Fys), Main Office,
Kolkata for conveying any meaningful information for control purpose. The
last two digits of the Work Orders will be used to indicate the section for
which the expenditure is incurred.
The Work Orders relating to other item of work / series, which are
also common to all Factories consist of 9 digits and have been compiled in
the book called "Syllabus of Work Order Part I ". e. g.
Process Materials - 03 Series of Work Orders

-Do-
Capital Services - 04
Repair & Conversion - 05 -Do-
Misc. Series (Cost of

- 06 -Do-
Packing etc.)
Conversion of Timber - 08 -Do-
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Section II- Accounting for Labour Charges
Classification of Labour Charges
7. Wages paid to Industrial Establishment only are treated as labour

charges. Labour charges which are incurred for converting raw materials
into finished products and which can be measured conveniently and
accurately are classified as direct labour charges. The rest are treated as
indirect labour charges and included as part of the overhead charges.
Recording Daily Attendance of Industrial Workers
8. Each worker is allotted a ticket number. Metal discs showing the

ticket numbers are hung on ticket boards placed near the factory gate or
shop concerned. The gate is opened half an hour before the time fixed for
commencement of work and is closed punctually at fixed time. During this
interval, workers get in, remove their tickets from the boards under the
supervision of the Gate Office and deposit them on the ticket boards placed
in their respective Shops. Soon after the Factory gate is closed, the Gate
Office prepares, for each Shop, a list for the purpose of mustering, showing
the ticket numbers not removed from the ticket boards. Late comers are
admitted up to one hour, at intervals of 15 minutes. The tickets collected by
the late comers from the Gate Office are deposited in separate boxes at the
gate, specially provided for the purpose, to record their particular hour, a
late comer is admitted. When a worker is granted short leave, a leave pass is
issued. When workers are employed on overtime, Overtime Memos signed
by authorised officers are issued. The daily attendance of each worker is
marked by the Gate Office with reference to the tickets not removed, tickets
deposited in the late attendance boxes, Short Leave Passes, Overtime
Memos and Leave Orders notifying grant of leave with or without pay.
Soon after commencement of the work, the Sections examine the

tickets deposited by the workers on the section boards and also take
attendance by personal counting. Thereafter, a Presentee or casualty report,
whichever is convenient signed by the JWM/Foreman of the Section, is sent
to the Account Office direct.
The daily attendance marked by the Gate Office is checked by the

Accounts Office with reference to this Presentee or Casualty Report, and
other leave etc. Memos referred to above, copies of which are endorsed to
the Accounts Office.
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Where Electronic Attendance Recording System (EARS) has been
implemented for recording attendance, deduction for late will be made for
each minute of late instead of 15 minutes slab.
Methods of Remuneration of Industrial Workers
9. Each Industrial Employee is appointed on a monthly rate of pay in a
progressive scale. The scales vary based on trades and grades. Workers are
however paid under two methods viz.
(i) Payment on the basis of attendance (called Day Work)
(ii) Payment by piece work rates (Piece Work)
For all recurring items of production, appropriate Piece Work Rates
are fixed by the Factory Management and a worker is paid for the number of
articles completed by him and certified by the Inspecting Authority as
accepted at the rate fixed for the article, without reference to the time taken
by him for the quantity completed. According to the above methods of
payment, workers are generally referred to as Day Workers and Piece
Workers.
Day Workers
(i) For Day Workers the basic wages are calculated for each month on
the basis of actual attendance for the month according to the following
formula.
P
------------------------------------ X (Number of days present)
N - (S +H)
P represents the monthly rate of pay of the worker.
N the number of days in a calendar month.
S represents the number of Sundays in the month and
H the number of paid holidays, if any, during the month.
No separate payment becomes due in respect of paid holidays because
the monthly rate is reduced to the daily rate in the above formula taking the
number of working days only into account. Deductions for absence for part
of a day are made at 1/8 th of a day's pay for each hour of absence. The
minimum unit of time for which deductions are made is 15 minutes or1/4
hour.
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Piece Workers
(ii) In the case of Piece Workers the amount earned by each Piece
Worker on the various items of work completed by him during the month at
the rates fixed by the Management is paid to him.
Individual Piece Worker and Gang Piece Worker
(iii) Piece workers are divided into two categories viz., Individual Piece
Workers and (ii) Gang (group) Piece Workers. A number of Piece Workers
is formed into a Piece Work Gang and is employed collectively on various
repeat items of production. The collective piece work out put hours of each
gang are calculated for the month with reference to the number of articles
completed by the gang and the piece work hours applicable to each item of
production. From 1.4.2000, the Piece Work Rate has been fixed in terms of
“Time” (Out Put Hours). Piece Work Profit Percentage is worked out on the
basis of out-put and in put hours and using the formula:
Profit percentage = (Output hours / Input hours -1) X 100
PW earnings of the gang is calculated on the basis of Notional Time Wages.
The total output hours of a gang are thereafter distributed among its
members in proportion to their input hours. Notional Time Wages(NTW) is
calculated at the rate of (1/N-S)X No. of days present where ‘1’ stand for
Minimum of Pay Scale of each Worker. Thus each member of the gang will
get share of Piece Work Profit by adopting the following formula :
Piece Work Profit = NTW of the Industrial Employee X PW Profit % /100.
Note : The difference between the actual Basic Pay of the Piece Worker
and the minimum of his scale of pay i.e. incremental difference is to be paid
as a separate element will be booked to direct labour charges. This
additional payment to the Piece Worker to be booked to the relevant Piece
Work Card by means of percentage levy based on Piece Work Earning of
the gang.
(iv) Pay in respect of each paid holiday, is separately calculated and paid
to Piece Workers according to the formula P/N-S for each paid holiday
where
P - represents the monthly rate of pay of the worker.
N - the number of days in the calendar month and
S - the number of Sundays in that month
Incentive Bonus to Essential Maintenance Worker
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(v) An incentive bonus is paid to essential skilled and semi-skilled
maintenance workers employed in the maintenance of plant and services
within the Factory, The bonus which is linked with the profit percentage
earned by the piece workers and paid at the following rates.
(a) For essential maintenance workers attached to a production
section at 50%of the Piece Work Profit Percentage earned in the month by
all the Piece Worker, both individual and gang workers of the Production
Section.
(b) For essential maintenance workers not attached to any
Production Section at 50% of the average piece work profit percentage
earned in the month by all the Piece Workers both individual and gang piece
workers in the whole Factory.
The percentages as calculated above are applied to the time wages of

the essential maintenance workers to arrive at the amount of bonus
admissible.
Normal Working and Overtime

(vi) The daily normal hours of work for Industrial Employees are 8 hours
from Monday to Friday and 4¾ hours on Saturday thus making 44¾ hours
a Week. For working 4¾ hours on a Saturday, a Day worker receives full
pay as for a working day of 8 hours. Payment for 3¼ hours on Saturday for
work not done is termed Saturday Bonus. Sunday is the weekly holiday for
which no separate payment is admissible.
Overtime
(vii) Industrial Employees are entitled to additional pay for work beyond
the normal working hours.
For work beyond normal working hours and upto 9 hours a day or
beyond 44¾ hours up to 48 hours in a week, overtime is paid under
Departmental Rules.
In the case of day workers the overtime is paid on the basis of Basic
pay +Dearness Allowances +City Compensatory Allowance + Personal Pay
+ Pension to the extent as applicable taken into account for fixation of pay
divided by 200 Hours for each hour of overtime worked under Departmental
Rules. The hourly rate is the same for work in Night Shift.
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Piece Workers
In the case of Piece Workers no separate payment for Over Time
under Departmental Rule worked in day shift is made. They are entitled to
Piece Work Earnings only.
For work in Night Shift, an extra half hour pay is admitted for each
hour of overtime worked under Departmental Rules, the hourly rate is the
same as for Day Workers.
Overtime Payments under Factories Act
For work beyond 9 hours a day or 48 hours in week, payment is
admissible at twice the rate of pay plus all allowances.
The extra payment over and above the ordinary rate is called bonus.
For Piece Workers, basic pay is taken as Pay + 25% of pay (incentive
element). Thus the extra payment in addition to Piece Work earnings is
(Pay + ¼ Pay + Twice Allowances)

-------------------------------------------- Per hour
200
N.B: Allowances mean - Dearness Allowance, Additional Dearness.

Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, House Rent Allowance.
Allocation in Cost Accounts

Departmental overtime
Day Workers
( i ) Pay To the Work order D A + C. C. A Over Time
----- on which employed ----------------- Bonus
200 200 i.e. Work Order
02/00004/00
Piece Workers
Day Shift Pay To the (Merged with Piece
------ Work Order Work earnings)
200 on which employed
No extra Payment
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Night Shift
Pay Merged with earnings
Half of ------
200
Half of DA +CCA - OT Bonus
------------- i. e. work order 02/00004/00
200
for each hour of Over Time worked in Night shift.
Factories Act
Day workers P to work order concerned
----
200
P + 2d to OT Bonus work order

--------- i. e. work order 02/00004/00
200
Piece Workers P - To work order on which

----- employed merged with Piece Work
200 Earnings
P + ¼ P+ 2d - To OT Bonus
--------------- Work order 02/00004/00
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Note: OT payment of both Day shift and Night shift on the difference
between the actual basic pay and minimum of pay scale will be paid
separately to the piece worker for the period of over time worked under
Factories Act.
Piece Work Rate
11. For fixing a piece work rate, the labour operations involved in
producing an article are analysed in detail. The basic time required for
performing each operation is measured by time study. To this basic time of
operation, an allowance is added for rest intervals, minor break-downs in
machinery, tool sharpening or grinding, etc. to arrive at the operational time.
To provide an incentive to the piece workers the above time for the
operation is increased by a further 25% and this becomes the total time for
the operation. Appropriate to the skill required to perform each operation,
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the grade of the worker is determined. The time so arrived at will be taken
as the estimated out-put time and is treated as Piece Work rate for the article
and will be shown in the Warrant.
For non-recurring jobs for which quantities on order are small and
repeat orders are not anticipated, the piece work rates are fixed on the basis
of estimates of time required (or producing the articles and not on the basis
of time study. But, for repeat items of production, if a piece work rate is
fixed initially on the basis estimated time, it will be regarded as provisional
and should be finalized on the basis of time study within 3 months of fixing
the provisional rate.
Payment for Idle Time
12. Industrial workers are paid for the time they have actually worked.
Payments for idle time due to the following causes is however admissible to
workmen at the ordinary time rate of pay.
i) High atmospheric humidity hindering certain operations in
Explosive Factories or unfavorable weather conditions
hindering operations in specialised optical works depending on
sun light.
ii) Failure of power supply.
iii) Breakdown of plant and machinery.
iv) Temporary shortage of materials.
v ) Temporary shortage of work in highly specialised sections.
Idle Time payments are charged to indirect work orders and treated as
part of the overhead expenses.
Allocation of allowances paid to Industrial Employees (IEs)
13. Besides Pay, Dearness Allowance, House Rent and City

Compensatory Allowances are also admissible to IEs as sanctioned by
Government from time to time. These allowances are treated as part of the
basic labour costs and allocated to jobs on the basis of a predetermined
percentage, calculated, at the beginning of each year in the following
manner.
i) The actual amounts paid as basic wages and as allowances

during the preceding year are separately ascertained from the
Accounts records in respect of each Section of the Factory.
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ii) The above figures for basic wages are modified taking into
account any anticipated changes in the load of each section and the
consequent change in the number of men or their composition, in
consultation with the Management. Similarly, the figures for
allowances are adjusted to changes in the rates of allowances that
have taken place.
iii) Based on the figures as modified in (ii) above. a. percentage of
the allowances to the basic wages is worked out for each sanction.
This percentage is called the constant DA percentage.
These percentages are communicated to the EDP Section in May of

each year for levy and inclusion in the labour cost of various Works Orders
and warrants white preparing the monthly labour abstracts on the EDP
Machines. The difference between the actual allowances paid for a month in
each section and the amount allocated to various jobs at the predetermined
rate is included in the variable overhead expenses pertaining to that section.
Collection of labour charges by jobs and expense.
(Indirect) Work Orders
14. The primary cost accounting documents used for the collection of
labour expenditure by jobs and various Indirect Work Orders are, as
mentioned below: -
i) Piece Work Card

ii) Day Work Card
iii) Allocation Sheet
iv) Labour Punching Media
As stated in Section I, the Planning Department releases Production

Orders to the various Shops in the shape of a Manufacture Warrant,
indicating the quantity to be manufactured, and the labour rate authorized
for the quantity, based on the estimate. For jobs, for which payments to be
made by Piece Work Rates, the labour portion of the Estimate shows the
detailed calculations of the authorised Piece Work Rate. This Piece Work
Rate is indicated in the Manufacture Warrant.
Piece Work Cards
( i ) As production is completed, and certified as accepted Piece Work
Cards are prepared by the Shops claiming payment according to the rates
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authorised for each article. These Piece Work Cards show (1) the ticket
number of the Piece Worker or the Piece Work Gang Number who
performed the job (2) the Work Order and Warrant Number (3) description
of the work performed (4) quantity accepted and (5) the rate at which
payment is due. These Piece Work Cards are received in the Accounts
Office and are checked with the Accounts copy of the Manufacture Warrant
to see that the quantities paid for are covered by the Manufacture Warrant
and that the rates claimed are correct. The cards are then priced indicating
the total labour value on each card. For making payment to Piece Workers,
all the Piece Work Cards relating to a Piece Worker or a Piece Work Gang
for a month are summarized and the total payment due to each Piece Worker
Gang determined. (In stations where there is EDP Section, the Accounts
Office of the local Factories get these summaries prepared by the EDP
Section).
Day Work Cards
( ii ) For Day Workers, who are paid by attendance, the Shops prepare Day
Work Cards showing the ticket number of the worker, the Work Order and
Warrant Number and the time spent on the job. Normally one card is
prepared for each week showing the various jobs and job times for a worker.
Allocation Sheet
(iii) For workers, who are continuously engaged on the same job
throughout the month, the shops prepare a monthly allocation sheet, instead
of Day Work Cards. Such Allocation Sheets generally relate to Indirect
Work Orders.
The Day Work Cards and the Allocation Sheets received from the
Shops for the month are priced by the Accounts Office by apportioning the
total time wages earned by each worker, between the various jobs
performed by him according to the time spent on each job.
Labour Punching Media
(iv) For booking payments pertaining to leave pay, holiday pay, overtime
bonus, dearness and other allowances, in cost accounts, the Accounts Office
prepares Labour Punching Media showing the Section Code number, the
Work Order Number and total amount. All these Punching Media relate to
Indirect Work Orders only.
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Preparation of Labour Abstract
( v ) All the Piece Work Cards, Day Work Cards, Allocation Sheets and
the Labour Punching Media pertaining to a month are sent to the concerned
EDP Section for the preparation of Labour Abstract. While forwarding these
documents, the Accounts Office also intimates the control totals of each
kind of document pertaining to each section. The Labour Abstract is
prepared Section wise, showing each Work Order and Warrant and the
amount of labour booked against each. The labour charges shown in the
Labour Abstract are inclusive of allowances which are levied at the constant
DA percentage. In certain EDP installation, the variable, and fixed overhead
charges levied are also shown in the Labour Abstract. A top sheet is also
prepared by EDP Section showing for each section the total labour charges
booked against each work order series (01, 02, 70, 90. etc.) and also the
grand total for the Section. The labour abstract together with the top sheet is
sent to Accounts Office.
In cases where combined Labour and Overhead Abstract is prepared,

the portion relating to direct Warrants are cut and posted on relevant Cost
Cards. In other cases, these are posted on Cost Cards.
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Section III -Accounting for Materials
Direct and Indirect Materials
15. For, the purpose of ascertaining the cost of various articles produced
in the Factory, materials utilised in production are classified as direct
materials and indirect materials. Material which forms part of the finished
product is defined as direct material. Materials drawn for general shop use;
maintenance and repair services etc. are treated as indirect material and
charged as part of the overhead charges.
Direct Materials of small value, which are not critical from the
production point of view and the total value of which does not exceed the
maximum of half percent of the value of total are treated as Indirect
Material. Items of indirect material which are only incidental to production
and materials required for common operations like sealing, varnishing
binding, soldering, glancing are also treated as 'Indirect Materials'.
Procurement of Materials
16. Materials required for production are obtained in advance of the

period of utilization, and working stocks are held at all times so that
production may continue without interruption. Firm annual issue
Programme to the services is finalized before the beginning of each
financial year. Based on the finalised issue programme/demands, the DGOF
places extracts on the various Factories for production. Simultaneously the
feeder Factories are also informed of the requirement of components. Action
to provision materials is taken by the Factories in accordance with the
orders issued by Govt. in this regard from time to time.
Working Stocks
Working Stock of Stores in Ordnance Factories is broadly

categorized into two groups viz. (i) Direct Material i.e., Materials /
Components Packages etc. used in the Products manufactured in Ordnance
Factories and (ii) Indirect Material i.e. General Purpose Stores and
Maintenance Stores.
Direct Material:
a. For the purpose of initiating provisioning action for the items of
service requirement with firm indents, the quantity agreed as
settled with Services in the target fixation meeting before the
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beginning of the financial year will be the basis. Further, provision
of 25% quantity for the first quarter of next year may also be kept.
b. When the target so given is not backed up by covering indents,
Ordnance Factories are authorized to procure 25% of the
requirements of input materials for the annual target with an
option clause restricted to 25% of the contracted quantity/value
subject to the following:
(i) Receipt of a communication from the indentors that indent
will follow to cover the target set.
(ii) The supply of the end product is within the issue budget
firmed up in budget estimate; and
(iii) The end product is not likely to be phased out.
In respect of other than Services Indentors annual requirement as
projected by the Indentor shall be considered as the basis for provisioning.
Imported Items:
For Direct Materials of imported origin, provisioning action will be initiated

well in advance of the period of utilization. Provisioning action will be
taken for requirement up to a maximum period of 24 months i.e. 12 Months
in advance of the period of utilization, which is 12 months, less stocks and
dues.
Indigenous Items:
For Direct Materials indigenously available, provisioning action
shall be initiated at least six months in advance of the period of utilization
which will be 12 months i.e. provisioning action will be taken for a
maximum period of 18 months, less stocks and dues.
Indirect Material:
Provision of stock of indirect materials i.e. General Purpose Stores
& Maintenance Stores which are not required directly in the production will
be made on the basis of monthly average consumption during the preceding
24 months staggered delivery deleted.
Imported Items:
For Indirect imported Items, provisioning action must be initiated
minimum six months in advance of the period of utilization which will be
12 months i.e. provisioning action will be taken for a maximum period of 18
months less stock and dues.
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Indigenous Items:
For Indirect indigenous items, procurement action may be taken
minimum six months in advance of the period of utilization which is twelve
months i.e. for requirement up to a maximum period of 18 months less stock
and dues.
N.B:
(i) Exception may be allowed in the case of certain Stores where provision
is required to be made on the basis of technical knowledge/uses after
taking into account the life of the stores required or economic batch
quantity or for the minimum quantity acceptable to the supplier.
(ii) Where assessment of requirement based on past consumption is not

considered adequate, due to high consumption of the item in the recent
past or due to commissioning of new plant etc. requirement may be
assessed based on the available data. In such cases full justification
should be recorded. Similarly, where any reduction is foreseeable, for
reasons such as declining production trends or the residual life of the
plant concerned, the assessed requirement will also be reduced and
reasons recorded.
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS:
The procedure prescribed above will also be adopted for Ad-hoc
demands; and supplementary orders, if necessary, will be placed to position
the materials.
STOCKPILE AUTHORISATION:
a. Stockpiles of non-perishable imported materials shall be built up to 6
months requirements, and of indigenous materials difficult to obtain up
to 3 months requirements except where higher limits have been specially
authorized. Maximum monthly production envisaged on the basis of two
shift normal working, where it could be worked, may be taken as the
basis for calculation of the authorize stockpile holdings.
b. Factory will ensure that the stockpiles are adequately turned over from
time to time.
c. The stockpiles referred to above will be entirely distinct from the regular
or any other stocks that are referred to above.
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Each item of stockpile shall be reviewed every year or as soon as it
comes to notice that the indigenous production of the imported items has
developed satisfactorily or the supply position of the indigenous items has
improved or the production of the relevant store has been discontinued.
Stock Pile Items

Certain strategic stores which are difficult to procure in case of failure
of normal supplies are Stock Piled. Such reserves of stores are financed
from the budget grant for Capital Expenditure. These stores are accounted
for in a separate ledger called Capital Store Ledger, as distinct from the
regular Store Ledger and separate Bin Cards are also maintained by the
Factory, for these stock-pile items. The balance in this Capital Store Ledger
is shown as a separate item in the Capital Assets Account of the Factory.
Placing Orders
Provision of material is done on the basis of production programme and the
position of stock/dues of materials.
Receipt of Stores and Accounting thereof
17. (i) All the items of stores received in the Factory are inspected and
a Material Inward Slip (M I Slip) is prepared in each case which serves the
purpose of an inspection certificate-cum-receipt voucher for the stores
received. The Store Holder, on receipt of the Stores supported by the M I
Slip duly endorsed with the inspection certificate, allots a Receipt Voucher
Number to the M I Slip and endorses a certificate of the receipt of the stores
on the M I Slip.
(ii) Two sets of accounting records are maintained for stores viz., Bin
Cards and Priced Store Ledgers. The Store Holder maintains a Bin Card for
each item of store wherein every receipt and issue is entered and after each
transaction, the balance is shown. Thus a continuous quantitative account is
maintained by the Factory for all materials. The material code number
allotted to each item is entered in the Bin Card.
A Priced Store Ledger is maintained by the Accounts Office in which

all receipts and issues showing quantity and value are posted for each item
of store in a separate folio and the balance shown after each transaction.
The material code number allotted to each item of store is indicated in

the ledger folio for the item.
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Pricing of Receipt Vouchers
(iii) Receipts are priced at the actual cost of purchase plus all incidental
charges incurred upto the point of receipt of the stores at the Factory. Thus,
in the case of imported stores, sea freight, customs duty and port handling
charges and inland freight charges, are all added to the purchase price to
arrive at the cost of stores in pricing the receipt vouchers.
In case of local purchase, Receipt Vouchers are to be priced by LAOs

with reference to rates quoted under Supply Order including Sales Tax,
Excise Duty etc. but excluding Railway Freight, Transportation Charges etc.
Components supplied by other Factories or received from own Factory

manufacture
(iv) Components and other manufactured materials supplied by other

Factories against Inter Factory Demands are accounted for as materials in
the Store Ledgers by the receiving Factory. The Receipt Vouchers are
priced at the actual cost of manufacture as intimated by the Accounts
Officer of the supplying Factory plus the incidental charges on freight.
(v) Components, Packing Boxes, manufactured in the Factory are also

transferred to stock and accounted for as receipts in the store ledgers. Such
receipts are priced at the actual cost of manufacture.
NOTE: If at the time of pricing the Receipt Vouchers, the actual charges
are not available, the vouchers are priced at provisional rates and
adjustments for the difference between the provisional value and the actual
value of the vouchers are carried out through adjustment Receipt Voucher
when the actual are known.
(iv) Scraps arising in production and surplus materials, if any, are returned
by shops to stores on Return Notes. These are accounted for as, receipts in
the Store Ledger and priced at the latest ledger rates for the items.
Issue Accounting and Control
18. Materials are issued by the Stores Department to Shops only against
authorized requisitions. Such requisitions are called Demand Notes.
For direct materials required for production, the Shops prepare the
Demand Notes showing the Work Order and Warrant for which the material
is required, the ledger folio and description of the material and the quantity
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demanded. These demand notes, together with the shop copy of the
Material Warrant issued by the Planning Department, are presented to the
Stores Department. The Stores Section allots serial numbers to the Demand
Notes from a running series and the quantity issued is noted in the Material
Warrant against each item. The Store Holder should not issue materials in
excess quantities authorised on Material Warrants. In case of excess
requirement the shops have to obtain special authorisation from the
Planning Department in the form of Non Recurring material revisions to the
concerned Warrants.
In regard to petty casual work or minor internal Factory services or
repairs and maintenance or for departmental store orders, the Planning
Departments releases Supplementary Work Order Drafts (SWOD). The
SWOD serves the combined purpose of an Estimate and the Manufacture /
Material Warrant. Materials are drawn by the Shops on the authority of
these SWODs.
For materials required for general shop use, maintenance etc. the
planning department issues "open warrants" on quarterly basis which
constitute the authority for the shops to draw materials on as required basis.
Materials issued to outside consignees are supported by issue
vouchers quoting reference to the demand against which such issues are
made.
Stock Verification
19. The physical balances of all stores held by the stores department are
verified by actual count/weighment to ensure that stocks as per accounting
records exist. This verification is done by central stock verification staff that
is attached to each factory but function directly under the administrative
control of the DGOF's Headquarters organisation. They carry out a
continuous stock verification, selecting a few items each day so that each
item is physically verified at least once during a year. Bin card as well as
ground balances are recorded in the stock taking sheets. A copy of S. T
sheet is sent to A. O. for recording PSL balances on that particular date.
As soon as a discrepancy occurs between bin card balance and the

actual stock or between bin card balance and PSL balance, a Discrepancy
(surplus) or Discrepancy (deficiency) voucher as the case may be, is
prepared and posted in the ledger with a view to keeping the ledger balance
always and at any time in agreement with the physical ground balance.
The discrepancy is subsequently investigated and settled. If on final
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settlement, a surplus statement is necessary, the relevant surplus portion of
the discrepancy (Surplus Voucher) is completed by the Factory and
countersigned by the Accounts Officer. If a loss statement is necessary, the
loss statement portion of the Discrepancy (Deficiency) Voucher is
completed and loss regularised under the financial powers of the competent
authority.
Review of Stores
20 A six monthly review is carried out by the Factory (with the
assistance of the Accounts staff) of Slow and Non Moving Stores as
disclosed from the transactions posted in the ledger folios. Slow Moving
Stores would be those stores which have not been drawn for a period
between one to three years prior to the date of review (viz. 31st March for
Annual Accounts).
Non Moving Stores will be those stores which have not been drawn
for a period of 3 years or more prior to the date of review (viz. 31st. March
for Annual Accounts). Stores found surplus to the requirements of the
Factory are declared for disposal. Prior to disposal, lists of such stores are
circulated to other Factories and other Defence Departments and if any of
the items are required by them, these are issued to them. The surpluses are
declared to the Central Disposals Organisation (DGS&D except in the case
of salvage and scrap other than iron and steel scrap arisings, and other items
of stores not exceeding Rs. 5000/- in a single category) for arranging
disposal. The above procedure is also applicable to plant and machinery
items.
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Pricing of Demand/Return Notes
21. ( i ) In Ordnance Factories where Computerised Priced Store Ledger (PSL) is maintained, Average Ledger Rates are worked out after
posting of every receipt voucher. The Demand and Return Notes are priced at the average ledger rate prevailing as on the date of
transaction. The average rate is arrived at by dividing (the opening value balance + value of fresh Receipt vouchers) by (the opening
balance quantity + quantity of receipt as per fresh receipts voucher), illustrative example is given below.
QUANTITIES VALUE
Date Voucher From Opening Receipts Issue Closing Rates Opening Receipt Issue Closing
Number or balance balance Rs Balance balance
To
1.10.06 50.00 50.00 10.00 500.00 500.00
10.10.06 Issue Vr. To 50:00 20.00 30.00 500.00 200.00 300.00
20.10.06 Receipt Vr. From 30.00 70.00 100.00 11.40 300.00 840.00 1140.00
25.10.06 Issue Vr. To 100.00 25.00 75.00 1140.00 285.00 855.00
31.10.06 Receipt Vr. From 75.00 30.00 105.00 11.57 855.00 360.00 1215.00
4.11.06 Issue Vr. To 105.00 40.00 65.00 1215.00 462.80 752.20
Note: In Ordnance Factories where Priced Store Ledger (PSL) is yet to be computerized, Ledger Rates in such cases are worked out at the
end of a month whenever there are new receipts during a month. The monthly average rate is arrived at by dividing the opening value
balance + value of Receipt vouchers during a month by the opening balance quantity + quantities of receipts as per receipts vouchers
during that month.
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(ii) By adopting this method, 'the value balance may not become 'NIL'.
Adjustment document is made out by Accounts Office so that the value
balance is ‘Nil’. Average Ledger rates are worked correct to two decimal
places.
Material Abstract
(iii) The Demand and Return Notes pertaining to a month, after they are
priced and posted in the Priced Store Ledger, are sent to the EDP Section for
preparing a Material Abstract. The Material Abstract is a listing type of
tabulation in which the expenditure incurred against each Work Order and
Warrant is shown Demand / Return Note wise and also the net total against
each Work Order / Warrant. The net expenditure for each Warrant is posted
in the Cost Card pertaining to the concerned Warrant.
Ensuring correctness of Store Ledger posting
22. The Store Ledger is posted by the Accounts office from Receipt and
Issue Vouchers, Demand and Return Notes on a day to day basis, from
copies of these vouchers received from the Stores Department. The ledger
folios are maintained in loose sheets and kept in Binders with self locking
arrangement. The Receipt Vouchers, Issue Vouchers, Demand Notes and
Return Notes are arranged into separate batches and the batch totals for
quantity (numerical) and value are posted in a control register. Thereafter
the vouchers are posted in the Ledgers on Accounting Machine. While
posting in the Ledgers a "back sheet" which is a carbon copy of the postings
is also obtained. The accounting machine automatically accumulates the
running totals of all vouchers posted in the Ledger separately for receipts
and issues under quantity and value on 4 totalisers fitted in the machine.
After all the batches for a day are posted, the totals obtained from the
machine are posted in a control card and compared with the batch totals
recorded in the control register, discrepancies if any, reconciled by checking
the postings from the back sheet.
Every month a "Priced Store Account" is independently made out

showing the value of 'Receipts' and ‘Issues' of stores during the month. Care
has to be taken to ensure that all primary documents viz. Receipt Vouchers,
Issue Vouchers, Demand Notes and Return Notes released during the month
as per certificates furnished by the Factory are accounted for in the "Priced
Store Account" in the same month.
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Two ` Registers ' are maintained, one for ‘Receipt Vouchers’ and the
other for 'Issue Vouchers '. The Vouchers are entered in serial order and date
of receipt is noted against each voucher. The vouchers are priced and
classified according to source of receipt/ Nature of issues. The values are
noted against the vouchers under the appropriate head / heads. Consolidated
summary is made out showing the total value of receipts, total value of
issues and amount under each classified head. The total value of `Return
Notes' is shown in the 'Register for Receipt' and that of `Demand Notes' in
the 'Register of Issues'. The difference between the totals of 'Demand' and
'Return’ Notes should agree with the figure as per 'Material Abstract'.
From these summaries Priced Store Account Schedules for 'Receipts'

and 'Issues' are made out.
The 'Receipt Schedule' contains the value of stores received and

accounted for during the month from different sources, transportation and
customs duty allocated to cost of stores, Return Notes, surpluses etc.
The 'Issue Schedule' contains the value of issues during the month to
different factories, other parties and losses of stores due to various causes.
In addition, the value of Demand Notes is shown. At the end the P. S. A. for
Issues, a summary is made out showing.
Opening Balance of Stock plus Receipt during the month............

Total less Issues during the month........ ......
Closing Balance of Stock as at the end of the month................
The total of 'Receipts' and 'Issues' must agree with the total recorded
in the control Register : The total value of Demand Notes minus total value
of Return Notes must agree with the total of Material Abstract. Once every
half year the value balances in all the ledger folio are extracted by the
Accounts office and their total compared with the balance as per the store
Account, to ensure that the ledgers have been correctly posted.
Comparison of the quantity balance in the ledger folio with the

balance as per Bin Card is done as on the date of Stock Taking and the
reconciled balance is noted in the Stock Taking Sheet.
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SECTION IV
Accounting for Overhead Expenses & Definition of Overheads
23. Overhead expenses may be defined as expenditure incurred for

providing various facilities and services which are necessary, and incidental
to production in the Factory. Expenditure relating to such functions as
Supervision, Security, Welfare, Power and Water Services, Repair and
Maintenance of Plant and Buildings, care and Custody of store etc.,
represents services common to all production. As such expenditure cannot
be charged directly to the cost of each item of production it is called indirect
expenditure or overhead.
All indirect labour charges, indirect material charges and such other
expenses like salaries paid to Supervisory and Administrative personnel,
Depreciation, etc. together comprise the overheads.It is necessary to charge
such expenditure, ultimately, to each item of production in the Factory on a
suitable basis to arrive at the cost of production of the items.
Classification of Overheads into Fixed & Variable
24. To exercise control over indirect expenditure, it is essential to

distinguish items of expenditure, which vary in sympathy with the volume
of production in the Factory, from those which tend to remain more or less
constant. Overheads are therefore classified under the two broad Categories
“Variable Overheads" and "Fixed Overheads". Under each of these heads
various expenses are further classified by functions, to facilitate control and
for statistical purposes. Each such classified expense is denoted by a Work
Order number. `01' series of Work Orders represent fixed overhead
expenses and `02' series, variable overhead expenses. In the existing system,
there are 26 work orders for variable overhead expenses and 56 for fixed
overhead expenses. Such classification being common to all the Factories, a
standard list of work order is published in the Syllabus of Work Order Part –
I (1997 Edn).
Allocation of Overhead Expenses
25. For indirect material and indirect labour charges the primary
documents prepared by the Factory, viz. Demand / Return Notes, Day Work
/ Piece Work Cards and Allocation Sheets indicate the relevant indirect
Work Order Number in the documents. Expenditure relating to salaries,
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contingencies, depreciation etc. which does not appear as labour or material,

is booked in Cost Accounts by the Accounts Office through allocation
sheets, prepared monthly, with reference to primary records such as, salary
and contingent bills, records of capital assets etc.
Departmentalisation of Overhead Expenses
26. The next stage in overhead accounting is Departmentalisation of the

expenses or identifying the expenditure by the various departments in which
the expenditure originates. For this purpose, the last two digits of the work
order number are made use of, by indicating the section code number, so
that collection of indirect expenses and their deparmentalisation is achieved
at the same time e. g. Work Order 02/00016/00.
Maintenance & repairs to Machinery
The Engineering Department undertakes repairs and maintenance

services for all Production Sections. The expenditure pertaining to a
particular Production Section is booked against the concerned section by
quoting the work orders as 02/00016/15 in the accounting documents, where
15 represents the code number allotted to that Production Section.
From the primary documents sent to the EDP Section each month,
two statements are prepared by that Section mechanically viz., (i) Statement
of Sectional Variable Charges and (ii) Statement of Sectional Fixed
Charges. In these summary statements, the expenditure is shown separately
for each Section under each Work Order and under each Class of Cost, i.e.
labour, material and other expenses.
Apportionment of Service Section Expenditure to Production Sections
27. As stated before, the Factory is divided into Production Sections, Ser-
vice Sections and Administrative Sections. The expenditure incurred in the
Service and Administrative Sections is apportioned to the Production
Sections so that it could be finally charged to the cost of various items
produced in these Sections.
Step Ladder allocation of Service Section Expenditure
28. For the above purpose, the Accounts office prepares separately,
‘variable’ and ‘Fixed’ Charges Statement. In this statement, ‘Service
Sections’ are posted on the left side and `Production Sections' on the right
side.
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The expenses pertaining to each Service Section is distributed to the

Production Section in a single distribution in accordance with selected bases
of distribution viz.
a) Actual consumption ( e.g. electricity used for power and light )
b) Total direct labour in each Section.
c) Percentages fixed by Management.
d) Number of workers in each department (Hospital, School,
Welfare)
Mixed Sections
Certain Sections, though they are predominantly Service Sections,
may be doing work on direct work orders e.g., erection of machines by the
Engineering Section. This is treated as production work and the cost of
erection is capitalized along with the cost of the machine. In such cases, the
Section is shown both on the left hand side and right hand side of the Step
Ladder Statement. The indirect expenditure pertaining to the Section is first
bifurcated between the Production portion, and Service portion of the
Section in consultation with the Management, and the portion pertaining to
each, is shown in the statement in the appropriate place.
Charging of variable overhead charges to cost of individual jobs
For the purpose of charging variable overheads to the cost of
individual jobs in an equitable manner, a rate is worked out, separately for
each Production Section / Cost Centre.
Total variable charges of the production

---------------------------------------------------- X 100 = Variable overhead
Total Direct Labour Charges in the section percentage
Predetermined Rates of Levy

30. The rates for levy of variable charges are calculated annually. The
calculation of the rates does not; however wait till the actual charges for the
year are ascertained, as this would delay the working out of the costs of
individual items of production. At the beginning of each year, the charges
are worked out on the basis of estimates of (a) Direct Labour Charges for
each production section and (b) variable charges for each of these sections.
The estimates for the year are approved by a Central Budget
Committee formed by the Factory for the purpose of
i) Fixing appropriate rates for overhead levy and
ii) Exercising control over expenditure.
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Budget Committee Procedure

Each section has a Shop Budget Committee for preparing an estimate
of direct labour charges for the ensuing year, and the variable charges taking
into account, the past actuals and the current manufacturing programme. In
respect of service sections, the estimate is prepared showing only the
anticipated level of expenditure. These estimates are scrutinised by the
Central Budget Committee and approved. After approval of the estimates,
the Account Office prepares a statement for apportioning the service section
charges to various production sections. The indirect variable charges of
Stores Section assessed under specified work orders for the Factory as a
whole is distributed on the basis of direct materials to be drawn by them.
Accounts Office then work out the total variable expenditure for the Section
based on these figures and estimates of direct labour charges appropriate
variable charge rates are fixed by the Central Budget Committee. The rates
thus fixed are adopted for the entire year. The budget is prepared annually
by Central Budget Committee and quarterly review of the budget with
reference to actual expenditure is done by Shop Budget Committee and
Central Budget Committee.
Under Absorption and Over Absorption of Variable Charges
31. As the rates of overhead levy are predetermined, there is bound to be
a difference between the actual expenditure incurred and the amounts
charged to production in the year, either because of a variation in the actual
labour charges or in the overhead expenses, or both, from the estimates
while the actuals are reviewed with the estimates at the end of each quarter
by the Shop Budget Committee and Central Budget Committee, the
percentages are not changed. If at the end of the year, the difference
between the actual and estimated charges is not more than 5%, of the actual
charges then the difference is shown as such in the annual production
accounts of the factory. If the difference is more than 5%, a supplementary
levy of the variable charges is made against various work orders to reduce
the difference to the permissible limits.
Fixed Charges
32. Fixed charges are mainly comprised of -
i) Salaries paid to Gazetted, Non-gazetted supervisory personnel
and Non Industrial employees.
ii) Maintenance and repairs of buildings and depreciation of
buildings, machinery and other items.
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iii) Share of expenditure pertaining to OFB's Hors. Organisation,

and the P C of A (Fys) Main Office, and expenditure of the Accounts
Office attached to the Factory.
Such expenditure does not vary in sympathy with the fluctuating
volumes of production in the Factory from year to year. As the Ordnance
Factories are required to meet the demands from the services, both during
peace times and in times of war, there would be considerable idle capacity
in the Factories in peace time. If the actual fixed charges incurred in peace
time are charged in full to the cost of production, regardless of the total
volume of production in a year, the resultant costs will be inflated and cost
comparisons from year to- year would be difficult.
It is therefore, necessary to relate the levy of fixed charges to a
normal capacity production, so that when a Factory is working below
normal capacity production, due to lack of demands, the portion of the fixed
charges representing idle capacity is not charged to the cost of the items
produced. Estimates of the charges not required for current level of
production against 01 series of Work Orders will be made as indicated
below:-
Segregate
(a) Number of posts of different categories of personnel (staff &
Officers) not required for the current level of production.
(b) Up-keep and Maintenance of Plant and Machinery installations,
buildings / shops inside the Factory which are required to be used only in
emergency.
(c) Excess provision in the Factory Estate, Hospital scheme etc. Fixed
charges for the posts against items (a) together with charges at (b) and (c)
constitute `War Insurance Charges'. Charges on Items to be kept out of
Production under 01 series of Work Order are assessed. From the total fixed
charges, `War Insurance Charges' and `Charges on account of items to be
kept out of production' are deducted. The estimate of these fixed charges is
separately made for Production and Service Section. Charges for `Service
Sections' are allocated to Production Sections, in accordance with selected
basis of distribution. The total fixed charges for each Production Section is
arrived at a rate for levy of fixed charges is calculated as under -
Fixed Charges for each production section Fixed charges
------------------------------------------------------ X 100 = percentage
Datum Load direct labour for each section.
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The rates are reviewed after the end of each financial year.
Under Absorption of Fixed Charges
33. The difference between the fixed charges levied at predetermined

rates and fixed charges incurred is shown as "Under/over absorbed Fixed
Charges." The amount segregated on account of unutilised surplus capacity
is shown as deduction in the Production Accounts of the Factory.
Preparation of Overhead Abstract
34. The pre-determined percentages for variable and Fixed Charges are
ammoniated by the Accounts Office to the EDP Section. The EDP Section
levies the overhead charges on the basis of direct labour incurred against
each work order and warrant and prepares an overhead abstract
mechanically on the EDP Machine. A top sheet is prepared showing-
a) the total of direct labour charges.
b ) the total of variable charges levied.
c) the total of fixed charges levied.
in respect of each production section separately and the grand total for the
Factory. The overhead abstract is posted in the cost cards for the concerned
Warrants by the Accounts Office.
Special points in Overhead Accounting
Power Cost Statement.
35. (1) Cost of electricity used for power and light is distributed to
each section on the basis of measured consumption. A statement is prepared
by the Management monthly, showing the total number of units of
electricity generated (or purchased) and distributed for power and light
purposes, and the section wise distribution. The total variable expenditure
incurred by the Power House Section as ascertained from the Sectional
Variable charges statement is posted in the power cost statement by the
Accounts Office and a rate per unit is calculated therefrom. The number of
units consumed in each section: for power and light are then priced at this
rate and the amount pertaining to each service and production section is
posted in the step ladder statement against the concerned sections.
Note: Similar statements prepared for charging steam and gas costs to
various sections.
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Deferred Revenue Expenditure
(2) All normal repairs to plant and machinery, required to maintain their
working capacity, are treated as variable overhead expenditure and charged
to production of the year in which the expenditure is incurred. If such
repairs are, however, very heavy in respect of any particular plant in a year,
the expenditure may be spread over a number of years, DGOF's prior
approval is necessary for the purpose. The portion of repair expenditure that
is carried forward for absorption in subsequent years is shown as an asset, in
the statement of assets and liabilities, till it is completely charged to
production in the subsequent years
.
With effect from 1.4.2006 expenditures on account of Transfer of
Technology (TOT) incurred out of Revenue Grant be treated as Deferred
Revenue. Such deferred revenue on account of TOT charges is to be
absorbed in cost of the item as an element of Fixed Overhead to the outturn
work orders alone, which are benefited from the respective TOT
Agreement.
Preliminary Expenses
35. (3) When a new factory is planned, or new project is added to an

existing Factory, expenditure is incurred on salaries and various other
miscellaneous items. These charges are carried forward till production is
established. These are levied as Preliminary Expenses. When the Factory
project starts production, the Preliminary Expenses are charged to
production on the basis indicated below
i) Preliminary Expenses should be in terms of rupees per unit of
product ( s ).
ii) Rate of charging preliminary expenses should be based on the

programmed production over a period which should not extend
beyond ten years.
iii) Rate of charging should be reviewed periodically so that these

charges are liquidated within a period of ten years.
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SECTION -V
Compilation of Production Cost of each Item and preparation of annual

production accounts.
Compilation of Job Cards
36. Orders for manufacture of various items are placed on the Production
Shops by the Planning Department through Manufacturing Warrants. Costs
are compiled by the Accounts Office in respect of each Warrant by opening
a Cost Card. The Work Order and Warrant Number, the DGOF Extract
Number on the authority of which, the Warrant is issued, the quantity, and
description of the article ordered for manufacture, and the Production
Section undertaking the manufacture, are all noted in the Cost Card from the
details furnished in the Manufacturing Warrant. The estimated cost of the
quantity on order is worked out from the Estimate for the item and posted in
a separate cage provided at the back of the Cost Card, showing the element
wise analysis of the total cost. The Cost Cards are posted monthly, under the
various elements of cost, from the Material, Labour and Overhead
Abstracts.
When a Warrant is completed by a Shop, the Shop returns the shop

copy the Manufacturing Warrant and the related Material Warrant to the
Planning Department.
Completed Warrants
The Planning Department prepares a consolidated monthly list of

completed warrants, and sends the list to the Accounts Office, together with
the shop copies of the Warrants. On receipt of these, the relevant Cost Cards
are picked out by the Accounts Office, for closing and working out the cost
of production, in respect of each completed Warrant.
Closing of Cost Cards
The expenditure posted in the Cost Card is totaled and the summary
of the total expenditure, showing the element wise costs, is posted at the
back of the Cost Card in a separate cage provided for the purpose. The total
quantity manufactured, quantity accepted, and quantity rejected, which are
noted in the shop copy of the Manufacturing Warrant, are also noted by the
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Accounts Office in the Cost Card, after verifying the same, with the
Inspection Notes received in the Accounts Office.
If the rejections on the Warrant exceeded the normal provision for

unavoidable rejection for the item, the value of the excess rejection is
proportionately worked out by the Accounts Office from the expenditure
recorded in the Cost Card, and deducted from the total actual expenditure
for the warrant. The value of the excess rejection is regularised as loss. The
net actual expenditure, after deducting the value of avoidable (excess)
rejections, represents the Cost of Production of the quantity produced and
accepted on the Warrant. From the net expenditure and the quantity
accepted, the actual cost per unit is worked out, separately, under each
element of cost and, in total.
Scrutiny of Cost Cards
The actual cost as worked out in the above manner is compared with
the estimated cost, and the variation between the actual and estimated costs
is scrutinized. The reasons are recorded in the remarks column of the Cost
Card. If the variation between actual and estimated cost is more than 10%
under Labour or/and Material, detailed reasons for the variations, are
analysed. Thus for material it may be due to variance in price or variance in
quantity. After recording the details, the cost card is sent to the General
Manager for information and remarks.
Production Ledger Card
37. Simultaneously with the opening of a Cost Card, the Accounts Office
opens a Production Ledger Card for each Warrant. The Production Ledger
Card serves the purpose of a ledger folio. The receipts of articles completed
and accepted in inspection are posted in the Production Ledger Card from
the Inspection Notes received from the Factory. As the completed articles
are issued to the indentors, the 'P' Issue Vouchers, received from the Factory
are posted in the Production Ledger Card of the concerned Warrant on the
issue side. The balances in the Production Ledger Cards represent articles
completed but not issued. The total value of all such balances as at the close
of a financial year is exhibited in the Finished Stock Account in the Annual
Production Accounts of the Factory.
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Process Costing
38. (i) When different grades of finished products are obtained by
processing a single raw materials, or
(ii) When one final product involves processing through
successive stages, the procedure for compiling the cost of finished products
differs from Job (or Warrant) Costing. Examples of the first type of
production are conversion of timber logs to planks at Gun Carriage Factory,
Jabalpur, and production of tanned leather from raw hides, at Ordnance
Equipment Factory, Kanpur. Examples of the second type are the
production of Cordite at Cordite Factory, Aruvankadu, and TNT at High
Explosives Factory, Khadki.
The procedure for ascertaining the costs of finished products is
described below.
Timber Logs to Planks
39. For conversion of logs to planks, a Work Order is allotted under "08"
series, "08" denoting Process Work Orders. Logs are drawn from stock
against this Process Work Order on Demand Notes and labour charges
incurred for conversion are also booked to this Work Order through Piece
Work Cards.At the end of each quarter, the Factory prepares a statement
showing.
1) Opening balance of logs, carried over from the previous
quarter.
2) Logs drawn during the quarter
3) Logs in hand at the end of the quarter.
4) Quantities, and grades, of planks produced.
5) Loss in conversion.
6) Quantity of firewood and saw dust recovered.
Planks are graded according to length, width and thickness.
Weightage is given to each grade or planks in terms of the lowest grade, for
the purpose of costing the planks.
e. g., Gr. I 1 Cft. equal 3 Cft. of Grade III
Gr. II 1 Cft. equal 2 Cft. of Grade III
Gr. III
The fire wood and saw dust recovered are returned to stores on a
Return Note to the credit of the Process Work Order.
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The above statement is priced by the Accounts Office with reference

to the expenditure on material, labour and overheads, as ascertained from
the monthly Abstracts. The working of cost of planks produced is illustrated
below:-
Logs Converted and Expenditure Incurred
Quantity Value
(Cft.) (Rs.)
1) Opening balance of logs 100 100
2) Add logs drawn during the quarter 500 500
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TOTAL: 600 600
3) Less logs carried over 200 600

4) Logs consumed during the quarter 400 400
5) Credit value of saw dust recovered -- 20
6) Net value of material consumed 400 380
7) Labour and overhead charges for conversion - 520
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TOTAL: 400 900
8) Quantity of planks produced in

equivalent grade III units -- 450 Cft.
9) Rate per Cft of Gr. III plank 900 /450 = Rs. 2/-
Planks Produced and Cost of Production
Grade of Quantity Equivalent Value Rate per Cft. for each

Planks (Cft.) Gr. III Units Rs. grade (4 ÷ 2)
1 2 3 4 5
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I 50 150 300 300/50 = Rs. 6
II 100 200 400 400/100 = Rs. 4
III 100 100 200 200 /100 = Rs. 2
loss in
process 150/400 X - /900
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The planks are transferred to stock and the Receipt Vouchers are
priced at the rates calculated, as above, for each grade of planks.
40. At Ordnance Equipment Factory, Kanpur, raw hides are purchased
and processed into tanned leather. The hides yield different grades of leather
and differential rates are worked out of each grade of leather.
The production of tanned leather involves processing of the hides

through several stages. For each such stage, a Process Work Order is
allotted. While the raw hides are drawn against the Work Order for the first
process labour charges and subsidiary materials required for each process
are booked against the concerned Work Order.
Every quarter, the Factory prepares statements for each process,

showing.
(i ) hides in process, at the beginning of the quarter.
(ii) hides transferred from the previous process,
(iii) hides transferred to the next process,
(iv) hides in process, at the end of the quarter,
These statements are priced by the Accounts Office and the cost of
the hides, as arrived at each process, is transferred to the next process. The
quantities produced at the final process, are priced at standard rates fixed by
the Management for each grade of leather and transferred to stock. The
deference between the actual total cost of leather produced and total value at
which it is transferred to stock is shown as profit or loss in the Finished
Stock Account.
Cordite
41. Cleaned cotton waste is soaked in a mixture of Sulphuric and Nitric

Acids and becomes gun cotton. The gun cotton is then mixed with
Nitroglycerine to make cordite paste. The cordite paste is treated with
Acetone and dried to become cordite. For each process (including the
manufacture of Acids, Nitroglycerine and Acetone) a Process Work Order
is opened. Every quarter, the Management furnishes statement in respect of
each process showing quantities produced during the quarter, balances at the
beginning and at the end of the quarter and quantities transferred to the next
process. A Process Cost Statement is prepared by the Accounts Office for
each process; and the transfers are made from process to process; to arrive
at the cost of Cordite paste. The cordite paste is drawn against a Stock series
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of Work Order, under which separate warrants are issued for making the
finished cordite. Transfer Vouchers are prepared by the Accounts Office for
debiting the cost of cordite to the concerned Warrants sand crediting the
Process Work Order.
Foundry Costing
42. Process Costing is also adopted for steel ingots produced in the
Foundry Sections, at Metal and Steel Factory, Ishapore, Ordnance Factory
Kanpur, and for brass ingots produced at Ordnance Factory, Ambarnath,
Ordnance Factory, Katni, and Metal and Steel Factory Ishapore. A Process
Work Order is allotted for the production of ingots. The ingots are classified
according to composition, into different class of steel. A set of Foundry
Statements is prepared every month, for working out the cost of different
classes of ingots produced.
Foundry Form III is prepared by Management showing the details of

different materials consumed in respect of each class of ingots and the
quantities of ingots (by weight) produced. This statement is priced by
Accounts Office to arrive at the value of materials consumed.
Foundry Form II is prepared by the Labour Section of Accounts

Office showing the direct labour charges incurred. Overhead charges are
levied thereon under Variable Charges and Fixed Charges at the rates
applicable.
Foundry Form I is a Production and Issue Statement, prepared by the
Management, showing the distribution of the ingots produced to various
Work Orders and Warrants. The total cost of production for each class of
ingots is compiled in this statement by the Accounts Officer from Forms II
and III, and a rate per Unit (Kg) is worked out. The ingots issued to each out
turn Work Order are priced at appropriate rates in the Statement, and the
value shown against each Work Order / Warrant. A Transfer Voucher is
prepared by the Accounts Officer for debiting each out turns Work Order /
Warrant, by crediting the Process Work Order.
Semi / Manufacture
43. For the purpose of compiling the Annual Production Accounts, it is

necessary to find out the value of Work-in-Progress as at the end of the year,
so that the total Cost of Production of all articles completed during the year
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can be ascertained. Each Production Section takes stock of Work Progress as

detailed below: -
(i) Verification of Non-moving and Slow-moving Warrants is
carried out by the end of February and Semi statements are forwarded
to the Accounts Office by early March.
(ii) Verification of other items is carried out at the end of the year
i. e. 31st March.
The Semi Statements contain Section wise.
( i ) Details of Work Order and Warrant Number.

( ii) Description and quantity of each material in hand.
(iii) In the case of part-finished work, the stage of manufacture and
quantity.
These statements are checked by Accounts Office to ensure that all

"Uncompleted Warrants have been included". In respect of Warrants, where
part quantities have been completed, the outstanding quantity as shown in
the Semi Statement is checked with the Production Ledger Cards. The Semi
Statements are then priced and an Abstract is prepared showing the value of
Work-in-Progress by each Work Order and Warrant under each element of
cost.
In the case of selected principal items of Production, surprise physical

verification is carried out by the Factory, several times in a year, so that the
actual position of physical Work-in-Progress is comparable with the total
production.
Closing of Part Completion Warrants
From the Abstract showing the value of Work-in-Progress, Work

Order, Warrant wise postings are made in the Cost Card, as credit entry in a
separate column provided for the purpose.
In respect of Warrants, on which part quantities have been completed

and vouchered through Inspection Notes, the actual cost of the completed
article on each Warrant, is worked out with reference to the expenditure
recorded in the Cost Card, and the value of semi. Each Cost Card is totaled
and from the total expenditure, the value of semi, which is posted in the
Cost Card, is deducted to arrive at the cost of the articles completed during
the year on the Warrant.
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44. For the purpose of preparing the Annual Accounts, a Principal Ledger
is maintained in each Accounts Office. The account in this ledger are so
devised as to.
i) Provide the information required for compilation of the final
accounts and
ii) Facilitate reconciliation with the expenditure compiled in the
financial accounts.
The main accounts, and the information available in each account are
mentioned below.
1) Wages and Salaries Account- The amount of wages and salaries

paid to all Factory personnel are shown on the debit side of the Account, as
per financial compilation. On the credit side, the allocation of the amount in
Cost Accounts, under (a) Direct Labour (b) Indirect Labour and (c)
Supervision (Overhead) charges is shown.
2) Store Account- This account shows on the debit side, the value of
opening stock, and receipts during the year. On the credit side the value of
(a) direct materials issued to production (b) indirect materials issued to
production. (c) issues to outside parties and (d) closing stock at the end of
the year, are shown.
3) Overhead Expenses Account- This account shows on the debit side
the total overhead expenses incurred under various sub-heads like (a)
indirect labour (b) indirect material (c) Supervision charges. (d) contingent
expenses etc. The account is balanced by transferring the expenditure to the
Work in Progress Account.
4) Work in Progress Account- This Account shows on the debit side.
i) Opening balance of Work in Progress.
ii ) expenditure incurred on production during the year, separately
under direct material, direct labour and overheads.
iii) Over absorption of variable and fixed over-head charge (if any)
The credit side of the Account shows.
(i) Cost of Production of articles completed during the year for
Army, Payment, other Factories, Stock and Capital works.
(ii) Unfinished Semi, carried over at the end of the year.
(iii) Under absorption of Variable and Fixed Overhead Charges.
5) Capital Assets Account - This account shows the value of land„

buildings and machinery and reserve stock-pile at the beginning of the year
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and expenditure incurred during the year on debit side and on the credit
side, depreciation charged for the year, value of assets disposed of and the
value of land, buildings and machinery and reserve stock pile items at the
end of the year.
Based on the information provided in the principal ledger, the annual

(a) Store Account, (b) Production Account. (c) Finished Stock Account (d)
Capital Assets Account and (e) the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as on
31st March (balance sheet) are prepared for the Factory. From 'the
individual accounts of the Factories, combined accounts for all the Factories
are prepared by P C of A (Fys.) Main Office.
Special Points
Development Expenditure
45. Expenditure incurred on the development of new items of production

is compiled separately in respect of each item and accounted for in the
following manner
A Development Work order is allotted to each item. The development

work is generally divided into three stages viz. (a) manufacture of a pilot
batch, (b) establishment of batch production having scope for further
improvements in technique or manufacturing methods and (c) final
establishment of manufacture by standardization of technique and
manufacturing, methods.
Separate warrants are issued to mark the completion of each stage of
development. Articles which are successfully manufactured at stages (i) and
(ii) are coated at estimated rates in consultation with the Management and
the value transferred to the regular outturn Work Order for the item by cre-
diting the Development Work Order. The net development expenditure
incurred at stages I and II for each item is charged to the cost of subsequent
production of the item at the rate fixed by the Management. The rates are so
fixed that the development expenditure can be fully charged off within a
period of 7 years.
The balance of development expenditure remaining to be charged at

the end of each year is shown as Work in Progress in the Production
Account of the Factory.
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Except System of Accounting for Components
46. At Ammunition Factory, Khadki, Ordnance Factory, Khamaria, Rifle

Factory, Ishapore and Small Arms Factory, Kanpur, Ordnance Factory,
Varangaon and Ordnance Factory, Tiruchirapally manufacture of compo-
nents required for producing ammunition and weapons is undertaken on a
separate Work Order for each component. The components are not
transferred to stock nor accounted for in Store Ledgers. The components
remain on Production Charge and are drawn for assembly on the assembly
Work Order, through Red Demand Notes. The Red Demand Note shows (a)
the quantity and description of the component, (b) the Work Order and
Warrant to which the issue is made and (e) the Work Order and Warrant
from which the issue is made. It is thus virtually a transfer voucher. These
Red Demand Notes are priced by the Accounts Officer and a separate
Component Abstract is prepared. The value of components is treated as
Departmental Material (class of cost 22) on the assembly Warrant and is
posted in the cost card in a separate column. The value of components is
shown as a credit under the component Work Orders in the Component
Abstract.
Accounting for Tools
47. `Tools' and `Gauges' of standard type as well as tools for general shop
use should be manufactured and repaired under '02' series of Work Order
02/00008/00. Cost of this general and standard tool will be levied on jobs as
an item of variable overhead. The last two digits will indicate the Code
Number of the user section to facilitate the charging of the cost of tools to
the variable overhead of the user section.
Tools, Gauges, etc. which are peculiar to a particular out turn will be
manufactured against direct Work Orders. This will be done by allotting sub
numbers to the main out-turn Warrant.
`Tool Room' should be treated as both ‘Service’ and ‘Production’
Section. Overhead expenses incurred in the Tool Room is allocated between
the wings on pro-rata basis.
Control over expenditure against Work Order 02/00008/00 is
exercised by the Budget Committees.
As regards capitalization and amortization of tools following
procedure should be followed with effect from 01/04/07.
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i) All tool gauges etc of the value of Rs. 40,000/- and above, whether
manufactured in house or bought out from trade should be capitalized,
provided their life is not shorter than 2 years. No financial compilation
needs to be made for the same.
ii) All tools, gauges etc of the value of Rs. 40000/- or more but the life
is shorter than 2 years, whether manufactured in-house or bought out from
trade should be treated as revenue and cost thereof charged to production in
the year of incurring the expenditure, as variable overhead through indirect
Work Order 02/00008/00.
iii) All tools, gauges etc of the value of which is less than Rs. 40000/-
whether manufactured in-house or bought out from trade, irrespective of
their life, should be treated as revenue and cost thereof charged to
production in the year of incurring the expenditure as variable overhead
through indirect Work Order 02/00008/00.
Normal rate of 5% per annum will be adopted for charging

depreciation.
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SECTION –VI
COST CONTROL
Cost Control Procedure
48. (i) In the earlier sections of this manual, the importance of Cost
Control as a major function of cost accounting was stressed. Cost Control is
a procedure by which the activities and performances of a factory are
carried out under controlled conditions, so that the expenses can be
controlled before or during the course of production. Thus Cost Control is a
preventive function leading to maximisation of efficiency and reduction of
costs. Cost control consists of the following processes:
(a) Setting up a target or norm either in physical or monetary
terms. The target may take the form of standard costs, estimates,
budgets or even historical data for the previous accounting periods.
(b) Measurement of actual performance. This is equivalent to
recording the actual cost, i. e. Cost finding or Cost ascertainment.
(c) Comparison of actual with the pre-determined target.
(d) Analysis of variations between the actual and the target in order
to locate the causes leading to such variations and establishing a
reporting system by which these variations are communicated to the
appropriate level of management. Any failures or deviations from the
target or any achievements towards better efficiency are, promptly
brought to notice.
(e) Investigation of the causes leading to these variations and
corrective action to remove them.
Cost, obviously, not incurred in the Cost Accounts Office. It is

incurred as a result of executive action at all levels, and every production
activity costs money. The incidence and direction of cost is initially
determined when the targets are fixed by the top level management.
Thereafter, the action of the various executives at lower levels, such as the
Production Manager, Shop Foreman/JWM, Purchase Manager etc. has an
impact on cost. Further down the level, the individual action of the worker
also determines, to a large extent, the efficiency and cost of production. It is,
therefore, correct to state that the control of cost starts on the shop floor at
the point where cost is incurred. Physical control and control on the spot by
the shop executives are more effective than mere reporting and furnishing of
data by the 'Cost Accountant. Unless, therefore, there is a full co-ordination,
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fusion of efforts and Cost consciousness at all levels of the management,

any system of Cost control is bound to fail.
Viewed in the above context, the measures taken in the Ordnance and
clothing Factories towards effective cost control may be summarized below.
Some of the procedures mentioned have been discussed earlier in detail but
the object of referring to them again here is to project a comprehensive and
impact picture of the entire system of cost control adopted in the Ordnance
and Ordnance Equipment Factories.
Cost Control methods in the Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment

Factories can be examined under two aspects, viz. (a ) Control of direct cost
i. e. direct material and direct labour, and (b) Control of overhead charges.
Control of Direct Costs
(ii) In the Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factories, direct material

and direct labour constitute about 75% to 80%. of the total cost of
production. These two elements therefore, provide a significant area for
effective cost control. The standard estimates lay down the total of each type
of material, and the quantity, rate and the material cost for a specified unit
of output. Similarly, the labour portion of the estimates, which is prepared
after a careful time-study, shows the name of each operation, the grade of
the workman, time authorised for each operation and the total labour cost.
Quantitative or physical control over the utilisation of material and labour -
is exercised through material and manufacture warrants, which provide the
break-up of the direct material and direct labour operation for a specified
batch of production, and the shop Foreman / JWM is allowed to draw
material and utilise, labour within in limits set.
Concurrent Review of Costs
The costs are computed monthly, in the various EDP tabulations and
posted in the relevant Cost Cards. The Accounts Officer keeps a watch over
the progress of expenditure and reports to the management appreciate varia-
tions and other significant features while the work is still in progress, so that
remedial measures may be taken in time. For this purpose, the Accounts
Officer selects some Warrants where heavy expenditure is incurred and
points out the progress of expenditure against these Warrants, the progress
of issues as against the quantities manufactured, the quantities of rejections
and significant variations in cost as compared to the Estimates. The
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Accounts Officer also highlights heavy and abnormal rejections, and any
other abnormal features which warrant the attention of the Management.
On the completion of a job, the cost thereof is made available to the

management within about six weeks of the closure of the Warrant. The
Accounts Officer analyses the variations of the actual from the Estimates the
reasons leading to them and reports these to the Management for further
probe and for taking corrective action, as considered necessary. While
reporting variations from estimates, both excess expenditure and savings are
taken into account, comparison is also made with Cost of Production of
earlier batches of the same item and any variations between the amount and
previous costs are examined. When an item is manufactured in more than
one Factory, comparison of costs in the various Factories provides a useful
instrument of control.
Control of Overhead Costs
(iii) As, by their nature, overhead charges are not identifiable with or
related to specific units of production, their control is not so easy as in the
case of direct costs. Fixed charges are mostly in the nature of "policy costs''
and are hardly controllable at the lower levels of management. Further, the
Ordnance and Clothing Factories incur fixed overheads in excess of day to-
day requirements in order to meet the needs of the war-load.
It is because of the differences in the nature of the various items of

overhead charges that these have been classified into fixed and variable.
Control over the variable overheads is exercised with the help of budgets,
which constitute the target or ceiling upto which expenditure on each
specific item can be incurred. The system of budgetary control of variable
overheads has been discussed in Section IV.
Cost Reporting
(iv) To sum up, while the physical control of expenditure primarily rests
with the Management at different levels, the Accounts Officer renders vital
assistance providing useful tools for the purpose in the form of correct and
prompt reporting of information. It is, with this end in view that. numbers of
Cost Report and Returns have been provided. Management by exception
should be the keynote of the procedure of reporting. Information regarding
deviation from the estimates and budgets should be highlighted, and the
performances which conform to the norms need not be reported unless
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specifically called for. This not only saves time and effort, both in, the
Accounts Office and management, but also enables the latter to concentrate
attention on matters of importance, without unnecessarily having to wade
through a mass of irrelevant data.
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SECTION -VII
Accounting for Capital Assets
Classification of Assets and accounting for Assets
49. Capital assets are classified under (a) Land, (b) Buildings, (c) Plant
and Machinery and (d) Other Items. These assets are accounted for in
Capital / Block Registers maintained by the Accounts Office.
The Accounts of Capital Assets in the Factories are maintained in
three Block Registers by Accounts Office, one for Buildings items and other
two for Machineries items (of the two Register for Machineries, one for
machineries procured under NC/Project Grant and other for Machineries
procured out of RR Fund). The entries in the Block Registers are made on
the authority of Capital Series Building & Machinery Receipt Vouchers
prepared by the Management. Each items of Capital Assets is allotted a
register number by the Factory for purpose of identification.
Block Register for Buildings and other items etc. will show:
1. Original Purchase value.
2. First year’s depreciation charges.
3. Opening balance of the book value of the Capital Assets.
4. Addition during the year.
5. Reduction during the year (including Annual depreciation).
6. Closing depreciated book value at the end of the year.
Block register for Plant & Machineries will show:
1. Register Number.
2. Description.
3. Date of Acquisition.
4. Original Capital Cost.
5. Cost of addition and disposal.
6. Amount of depreciation charged during the year.
7. Depreciated Book Value.
RENEWAL RESERVE FUND

Government has approved the creation of Renewal Reserve Fund for
the Ordnance & Ord. Equipment Fys. with effect from 1990-91 which is
different from the one prescribed earlier in this organisation. While the
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previous one was treated as a capital expenditure, this will be revenue

expenditure under Consolidated Fund of India.
Nature of work that can be financed from Renewal Reserve Fund are
Renewal/Replacement of like items or those involving improvement in
methods of operation and manufacture and all expenditure involving
betterment in some form or other including modernizing of obsolescence
items. The assets created out of Renewal Reserve Fund will be on like to
like replacement basis and will be financed entirely from Revenue Heads.
However, all the Plant & Machinery irrespective of the fact that whether
the same are procured through New Capita /Project Grant or through
Renewal Reserve Fund will be taken on Block Charge as Capital Assets
Account of the Factory.
Depreciation
Land is not depreciated. Buildings, Machinery and other items are

depreciated in accordance with rates fixed by Government.
Straight line method will be adopted for working out the amount of
depreciation based on expected life of Machine irrespective of usage.
The same will be booked to work order 01/00034/00 in case of

Machinery procured under Capital Grant and 01/10034/00 in case of
Machinery procured under Renewal and Replacement Fund.
All permanent Buildings both Industrial and Non-Industrial will be

depreciated on the basis of assessed life of 60 years after deducting the usual
residual value equal of the normal amount of depreciation.
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Plant and Machinery is depreciated at the rates given below:-

Type of Machine Rate of depreciation Assessed
( at percentage of residual value

original assessed cost ( at percentage
of taking over minus of original
residual value shown assessed cost
in the next column) of taking over ).
1. Machines installed in Tool 5% 5%
Room and Production
Shop
2. Sewing Machines
a) Ordinary Sewing
Machines 6⅔% 6⅔%
b) High Speed Sewing
Machines 10% 10%
3. Motor Vehicles such as Diesel/ 20% 20%
Petrol Driven trucks, Fort-lift
Trucks, Dumpers, Tractors,
Railway Shunter, Mobile Cranes
Internal transport trucks
4. Air conditioners and 10% 10%
Refrigerators
5. Air circulators, pedestal 5% 5%
fans, exhaust fans
6. Electrical main and meters 64% 64%
as also electrical installations
and fans in industrial buildings
and in the factory estate other
than factory quarters and
Telephone and Telephone Mains
7. Electrical Installation and 5% 5%
fans in factory quarters
Note:- Depreciation is not charged in the case of machines which are

awaiting installation and commission.
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Allocation of Depreciation Charges in Cost Accounts
Depreciation charges at the appropriate rate are noted in the

subsidiary register showing the machine located in each section by the
Accounts Office. Allocation sheets are prepared monthly by Accounts
Office charging depreciation of machineries procured under NC and Project
Grant to Work Order Number 01/00034/00 and Machineries procured from
RR Fund to Work Order umber 01/10034/00. Depreciation of Building is
allocated to Work Order Number 01/00019/00 and other assets to the Work
Order Number 01/00018/00.
The life of all Plant and Machinery which are used beyond the original
estimated period of life is valued as under:-
50% of normal annual depreciation

X Number of years the plant is expected
to render further service
plus the Original Residual value.
Depreciation during this period is at 50% of the normal rate.
Life of Buildings is re-assessed by a Board of Offices consisting of an

officer deputed by the General Manager, Accounts Officer and a
representative of the MES.
Balancing the Block Registers at the end of the year.
( vi ) The depreciation charges for the year, in respect of each assets, are
posted in the Block Register. The residual value of each asset at the close of
the year is also shown in the Block Registers.
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SECTION VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
52. Productivity Linked Bonus
(1) The payment of P.L.B is admissible to :-
(i) All Gr. ‘C’ & ‘D’ employees and non-gazetted Gr. ‘B’ employees
of Ord. Fys Board organisation including OEF & Armoured
vehicle Group of Fys, Directorate General of Quality Assurance
with an overall ceiling of emoluments of Rs. 2500/- for 30 days
excluding teaching staff in schools maintained in Ord. Fys and
DGQA organisations.
(ii) Defence Accounts Department staff working in the Ord. Fys. and
in the organisation of Principal Controller of Accounts (Fys.), who
are borne on the establishment of CGDA under Min. of Defence,
but under the functional control of OFB including DAD
employees on deputation to Controller of Finance (Fys.).
(iii) The casual labour who have worked for at least 240 days for each
year for three years or more.
(iv) All employees referred to in (i) would form one unit for the
purpose of Bonus calculation.
(2) The following are the features of revised formula :-
(a) Average Piece Work Profit of Ord. Fys. will form basis to
determine the PLB that will be payable in a year.
(b) The revised PLB formula has a base of 30 days for 25% P. W.
Profit and for every 2% increase in P. W. Profit, one additional
day of PLB will be payable provided that this payment for
more than 30 days will be due only when P. W. Profit exceeds
the index of 25% by 4% i.e. in other words for 29% P. W.
Profit, the PLB payable will be 31 days. Thereafter, for every
2% increase PLB will increase by one day.
(c) If the P. W. Profit exceeds 50% in any year, it shall be
restricted to 50% for purpose of PLB. PLB shall thus not be
paid in excess of 41 days in a year.
(d) In case average P. W. Profit % fall below 25%, the PLB will be
reduced i.e. if the P. W. Profit falls by 4% below 25%., PLB
will be reduced by one day (if P. W. Profit is 21%, PLB will be
paid for 29 days). Thus for each subsequent reduction of 2%,
PLB will be reduced by one day.
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(3) The revised formula of PLB is subject to the following conditions :-
(i) OFB will review the standard man-hours for jobs whenever there
is a change in production processes or when new labour saving
machines are introduced and
(ii) The formula will be revised after 3 years from implementation, i.e.
from accounting year 1999-2000.
(Auth : MOD letter no. 48(4)/98/D(B&C) dt. 27th July 2000)
CIVIL TRADE ORDERS
53. The policy of the Government is to utilise the spare capacity available
after meeting service demands for the manufacture of store etc. for sale to
civil trade other non-military departments including Central and State
Governments, Public bodies, Municipalities, Local Board and other semi:
Government Institutions and Foreign Governments. Manufacture is under-
taken against 80, 82, 83, 84 and 88 series work orders. The Ordnance
Factory Board / General Manager are authorized to fix the quotation price
without prior concurrence Accounts Officer / Principal Controller of
Accounts (Factories).The Accounts Officer prices and checks the
arithmetical accuracy of the estimates. He ensures that orders issued by
Government are not over-looked. Pricing of all materials other than non-
ferrous scrap is done with reference to market or controlled price. Minor
difference between ledger and market/controlled price may be ignored and
ledger rates may be adopted where market rates are not available. Price of
non ferrous scrap is fixed on the basis of the value of grade1 scrap as given
in "The Eastern Metal Review". The prices of other scraps are calculated on
the basis of the percentage given in the relevant orders.
In respect of pricing of OFB products against Civil Trade
(a) OFB alone in consultation with Member (Fin) is authorized to quote

minimum price redefined as DM + 50% of DL + cost of special tools if any
+ cost of special packing if any + cost of utilities e.g. power, water fuel etc.
wherever such cost exceeds 8% of direct material. Above dispensation is
subject to the following conditions:
(i) Notwithstanding the above dispensation OFB will make effort to

realize the maximum cost/price that the market can bear.
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(ii) OFB to ensure that no element of truly variable incremental cash

cost constituting additionally to the total cost on account of Civil
Trade Order is left un-recovered.
(iii) The proposed formula to quote minimum price will be applicable
for exceptional cases only for utilization of capacities rendered
idle due to inadequacies of order from services and Para military
forces.
(iv) There will be no change in existing power delegated to General
Managers for determining price to be quoted against Civil Trade
enquiries.
Accordingly General Managers are authorized to quote minimum

price of any civil trade item computed on the basis of direct labour plus
direct material plus 20% total overhead charges. If any case a lower price is
proposed, prior approval of OFB should be obtained for which a case with
full justification should be sent.
Auth: MOD letter No. 5(1)/2000/D/(Prod) dt. 14.02.2001 read with OFB
letter no. 30/CT/Policy dt. 05/11/1996
Non-Recurring Rate and Non-Recurring Revisions to Materials
(54) The standard Estimates provide for various labour operations required
for a job as well as quantities and description of various materials required.
Cases occur where due to certain defects in manufacture on account of vari-
ous causes, due to materials not being to the correct size or shape it is nece-
ssary to carry out additional operations not provided in the Standard
Estimate or draw materials in addition/excess of that provided in the Stand-
ard Estimate. Authorisation for additional labour operation is provided in
N. R. Rs ( Non Recurring Rate Forms) and for materials on N. R. Ms. The
control on issue of NRRs/NRMs is ensured thus -
(i) Authorizing the Manager, R & E/Works Office to sanction

NRRs/ NRMs upto Rs. 5000/-. Beyond this, sanction of the GM is
necessary.
(ii) Prescribed forms should be used.
(iii) Reasons necessitating issue of NRRs/NRMs should be
recorded on these documents.
(iv) Reasons should be scrutinised by Accounts Office and follow
up action taken for ensuring remedial measures in cases where the
recurrence can be avoided.
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( v ) Separate registers-one for NRRs and another for NRMs will be

maintained shop/section-wise by R & E Works office of the factory.
All NR Rs/NR Ms sanctioned will be posted warrant-wise in
the register. Main warrant consists of 5 digits. The first four digits are
for the main warrant The fifth digit is reserved for control purpose.
Thus 1 and 2 in the last digit denotes NRRs NRMs respectively.
. Accounts office collects the figure monthly from the various abstracts
with reference to the control figures and intimates the same to the
factory for check with reference to the entries in the registers
maintained by the factory. Based on this and other details remedial
measures are taken.
(vi) When alternative material is proposed, the above form will be
used. The financial effect is the difference between the value of the
new material and material provided initially.
Timber Costing at Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur
55. Logs of various kinds of timber are accounted for in the Bin Cards /
Stores Ledgers. These are drawn for conversion into planks. A monthly
statement is made out by the Saw Mill Section for conversion of
logs/sleeper to planks.
The columns are

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Elements of cost Quantity Rate per Value Recoveries of
in Cft. Cft. of log
Materials Fire wood (Ord )
Opening balance Fire wood
Selected Saw Dust
Drawals during Off Cuts Gr. I
the month Off Cuts Gr. II
D. O. No. and date Return to Stores
Balance in hand on
planks
Direct Labour Groups IOR 1
Variable charge% IOR 2
Fixed charge% IOR 3
IOR 4
IOR 5
IOR 6
IOR 7
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IOR 8
IOR 9
IOR 10
Total plank producers
To difference due to
less or excess timber
(6) (7) (8) (9)
Quantity in Return Note Rate Value
Cft No. & Date per
Cwt
Distribution of Cost
(10) (11) (12) (13) (l4) (15)
Wt.No. W.O.No. I. Note No. in Cft Size Value
& Date
The debit side consists of opening balance of logs and drawals during
the month. To the value of these, labour expended on conversion of logs
and overheads charges on the above are added. From this, the value of
timber fire wood and saw dust recovered, logs returned to stores and log in
hand is deducted to arrive at the cost of planks Produced. The planks are
graded in 10 groups according to quality and size of planks. Quantities of
various groups of planks are posted against each group. There is a mid-
weight fixed by the factory for planks of each group. Total of mid-weight
for all planks is worked out and there after the rate per mid-weight is
determined. By applying the rate, the total value of planks of various groups
is calculated. Loss in conversion of logs to planks is reviewed with
reference to the scale fixed and regularisation action taken where necessary.
The planks are required to be seasoned. Kiln seasoning of the plank is
And the expenditure on kiln season is distributed monthly to the through
Kiln Cost Distribution Sheet. Along with the `Kiln Cost ion Sheet',
allocation sheet giving the Ticket Numbers, Rate of pay designation of each
I. E. employed against W. 0. 03/00303/00- Kiln seasoning of Timber is
furnished. Kiln Seasoning consists of
(i) Labour charges including overheads.
(ii) Steam cost as per allocation from steam cost statement, and
(iii) Material, if any, from material abstract.
Seasoning Cost = Capacity X Time X Rate
Rate = Seasoning Cost /Capacity x Time
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Based on the rate, the distribution is made to different planks as sited

below:
Kiln Cost Distribution Statement
Seasoning Rate/Day 100% Capacity
Seasoning Cost = Total P. C. Capacity X Time X Rate X Day
Size Stock in Hand Receipts Total Stock

Qty. Value Qty Value Qty. Value Rate
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Closing balance Planks seasoned Seasoning charges

Qty. Value Qty. Value P. G. Capacity Time
(9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14)
Seasonal cost Total cost Rate per qty. W. O.

Col. 12 & 15
(15) (16) (17) (18)
Distribution
Wt. No. Rt. Vr. No. Qty. Value
(19) (20) (21) (22)
The quantity shown against `08' series of work order under column 13
of the timber Balance Sheet i. e.Saw Mill Section Statement should agree
with the quantities of planks seasoned as per Kiln Cost Distribution Sheet.
The Special features are thus the distribution of `Kiln Cost' and the
allocation of expenditure on suitable basis to various types and size of
planks produced.
Organisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
56. Ordnance Factory Board was constituted in April 1979 for achieving
various objectives as mentioned in the general order on the subject with-
Chairman / DGOF and 7 Members. The Members look after the operational
division. In addition there is a Member for each of the following functions:
(i) Personnel
(ii) Finance
(iii) Planning and Material Management
(iv) Projects & Engineering and Technical Services.
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The Chairman is the Chief Executive. As DGOF, he is the

Administrative Head. All the Ordnance /Ordnance Equipment Factories
except five factories viz. Ordnance Equipment Factory, Kanpur, Ordnance
Clothing Factory, Shahjahanpur, Ordnance Parachute Factory, Kanpur,
Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi and Ordnance Equipment Factory,
Hazratpur under Ordnance Equipment Factories group and five factories
viz. Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi, Ordnance Factory, Medak, Engine
Factory, Avadi, Ordnance Factory, Dehradun & Opto Electronics Factory,
Dehradun under Armoured Vehicles Division are under the OFB. The five
Ordnance Equipment Factories function under Additional DGOF (Ordnance
Equipment Group of Factories) and five factories of Armoured Division
function under Additional DGOF (Armoured Vehicle Group of Factories).
For purposes of uniformity in procedure and control, the Additional DGOF,
(OEF) & Addl DGOF (AV) Groups report to the DGOF.
Functions of the organisation of the Principal controller of accounts

(Factories) are integrated with the OFB in regard to Factories under its
control. Functionally the Principal Controller of Accounts (Factories),
Controller of Finance and Chief Internal Auditor report to Member
(Finance) in regard to accounting, financial and audit functions respectively.
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SYLLABUS OF WORK ORDERS
Indirect Expenditure - Fixed charges (01)
Work Order Description of Work Order
01 00001 00 Clerical and other office staff including telephone

operators, Checkers, etc
01 00002 00 Clerical and other office staff including telephone operators,
Checkers, etc.
01 00003 00 DA/HRA/CCA paid to IES belonging to Factories.
01 00004 00 Peons, Orderlies and Messenger.
Gazetted Officers and N.G.Os
01 00005 00 (i) Police, Gate Keepers, Watchmen including
Factory Defence and
(ii) Civil Defence Measures & Fire protection
01 00006 00 (i) Inspection Charges,
(ii) Supervisors and
(iii) Godown Keepers.
01 00007 00 Misc. Store Adjustment including losses (beyond control) to
be Kept out of Production.
01 00008 00 Printer’s Shop & Drawing Office.
01 00009 00 Holiday and Leave with pay to IEs
01 00010 00 Payment to surplus Workmen for Retrenchment
Compensation under Industrial Disputes Act.
01 00011 00 Idle Time beyond control.
01 00012 00 Govt. Contribution to IOD & IOFWP Fund (including
workmen)
01 00013 00 Superannuation Charges
01 10013 00 Govt. matching contribution towards New Pension Scheme.
(Auth: PR/O/146/Amdt./V dt. 24.05.05
01 00014 00 (i) Training in India other than in Ord. Fys.
(ii) Training of apprentices under Act and other
National Scheme undertaken by Ord. Fys.
01 00015 00 Maintenance of Railway Sidings.
01 00016 00 (i) Repairs of Electric Installation and
(ii) Minor Alteration to Wiring and Removal & Re-
erection of Telephones & Telephone Mains.
01 00017 00 Maintenance of Buildings, Roads etc. including repair to
electric fitting such as lights, fans, radiators etc. which form
integral part of building.
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01 00018 00 Depreciation charges on capital assets other than buildings

& machinery.
01 00019 00 Depreciation Charges Buildings.
01 00020 00 Factory & Estate Dispensary & Hospitals (including
hygiene cell) & Anti malarial Measures.
01 00021 00 Factory Canteen.
01 00022 00 Labour Welfare Fund.
01 00023 00 i) Conservancy, road lighting & maintenance, and
ii) Estate Revenue and Expenditure.
01 00024 00 Factory School.
01 000125 00 Rates, rents and taxes recovered from occupants of factory
quarter.
01 00026 00 Services for OFB HQRS and services for other Factory,
Accounts Offices, the CCA(Fys) including EDP Section.
01 00027 00 Central Administration(Fys)
01 00028 00 Central Administration(Accounts)
01 00029 00 Factory Accounts Office
01 00030 00 i) Care & Custody of Stock,
ii) Miscellaneous Stores Adjustment including losses
(within control) chargeable to production.
iii) Development Expdr. pertaining to
unsuccessful/cancelled items. (Auth:
PR/II/1128/XVI dt. 24.3.99
01 000131 00 Misc. Credit Adjustment including profit on sale of stores.
01 00032 00 Miscellaneous Adjustments.
01 00033 00 Office Furniture and Contingencies.
01 00034 00 Depreciation of machinery under capital grant.
01 10034 00 Depreciation of machinery procured under renewal and
replacement Fund.
01 00035 00 Manufacture, upkeep and supply of samples, patterns etc. to
other Factories departments and Outsiders.
01 00036 00 i) Accident Prevention
ii) Clothing of IEs and
iii) Cost of Welfare Measures.
01 00037 00 Incidental and Miscellaneous expenses (less amount
charged direct). For identification of expenditure relating to
Transfer of Technology (TOT) ‘I’ may be employed in the
third digit of work order. However, in case one factory is
operating more than one TOT agreement, for identification
purposes control codes 1,2,3 etc. may be used at 3rd digit of
this work order. (Auth: PR/V/938/TOT dt. 26.10.06)
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01 00038 00 Stationery stock forms, printing and binding.

01 00039 00 Miscellaneous indirect services rendered by other Factories
and Formations.
01 00140 00 i) Unclaimed wages lapsed,
ii) Miscellaneous Adjustments,
iii) Miscellaneous Receipts.
01 00141 00 Miscellaneous indirect services for other Factories or
Formations.
01 00042 00 Miscellaneous Equipment & Moveable Shop fittings.
01 00043 00 Conversion or break up of articles borne on store charge.
01 00044 00 Preliminary Expenses.
01 00045 00 i) Expenditure on In-House R&D and
ii) Departmental Experiments.
01 00046 00 i) Care & Custody of surplus stock, emergency

reserve, stock-pile items. Care & Custody of
stores & plant during the period between its
declaration for disposal & removal after disposal
& preparation & removing of old redundant
machines for sale.
ii) Loss of stock pile items.
01 00047 00 Misc. Allowances granted to IEs less amount charged direct.

01 00048 00 Payment to workmen under W.C. Act and Injury Pay &
payment for infectious disease.
01 00049 00 i) Training scheme either for appointment as
workmen or for the upgrading of workmen to meet
the requirements of the Ord. Fys.
ii) Training of personnel for Ord. Fys. A.M.s
(probationers)
iii) Training schemes for appointment in supervisory
or equivalent grades in Ord. Fys. Organisation.
01 00050 00 Residual value of machines sold out & book value of
machines Transferred to other Mily formation.
01 00151 00 Book value of machines transferred to other Mily.
Formations & sale proceeds of machinery
01 00052 00 Maintenance of (i) overhead cranes (ii) motor transport &
(iii) transport other than MT
01 00153 00 Relief to be taken of DA, HRA & CCA allocated at constant
percentage to both direct & indirect W.O. S as a part of
labour charges.
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01 00154 00 Under absorbed fixed charges in respect of modernised

sections transferred to preliminary expenses. In the 3rd digit
of this work order ‘I’ is to be employed to identify
unabsorbed fixed charges on account of TOT. (Auth:
PR/V/938/TOT dt. 26.10.06)
01 00055 00 Expenditure incurred towards environment protection and
effluent treatment plant (Auth: PR/VIII/146/Amdt. Dt.
29.4.98)
01 00056 00 Expenditure relating to Information technology-Hardware,
soft ware, maintenance computer stationery and IT training
including Expdr. For EDP operation in Fy. (Auth:
PR/O/146/Amdt. /Vol- IV dt. 28.9.03.)
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SYLLABUS OF WORK ORDERS

Indirect Expenditure -Variable charges (02)
Work Order Description of Work Order
02 00001/00 General Shop Labour
02 00002/00 Payment of Night Duty Allowances to IEs
02 00003/00 Payment of Incentive Bonus paid to IEs
02 00004/00 Overtime Bonus paid to IEs
02 00005/00 Idle Time(within control)
02 00006/00 Internal Transport and Weighing Machines.
02 00007/00 Sundry Shop Stores and Articles of an expendable nature for
shop use.
02 00008/00 Tools for general shop use including repairs replacement of
tools, gauges and patterns.
02 00009/00 Heat Treatment and Tool Hardeners.
02 00010/00 Packing Charges
02 00011/00 Repairs.
02 00012/00 Other Miscellaneous Receipts.
02 00013/00 Cost of utilities including generation, distribution
maintenance, repair etc. (The part of utilities’ cost which
cannot be charged direct)
02 00014/00 Fuel.
02 00015/00 BLANK
02 00016/00 Maintenance, repair, removal and re-erection, minor
additions and modifications to machinery including
foundations, belting, oiling etc.
02 00117/00 Recovery of cost of electric energy and water, etc. supplied
and power and water used for lighting, water supply, etc.
02 00018/00 i) Replacement, rectification or break up of stores
manufactured and supplied to other factories but
returned on account of defective work and accepted by
the consignor factory.
ii)Salvage Operation, and
iii) Replacement or rectification of stores manufactured
and supplied to civil indentors as well as service
indentors but returned on account of defective work
and accepted by the consignor factory.
02 10018/00 Repair of Defective detonator 4 Sec/ 7Sec supplied to
CPMFs ( in OFCH & OF KH for 2 yrs) Auth:
PR/O/146/AMDT/Vol-V dt. 20.10.05
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02 00019/00 Misc. indirect services rendered by other factories and

formations.
02 00120/00 Misc. indirect service for other factories or formation.
Proportionate share of certain factory expenses debitable to
Inspection Section or any other section or formation within
the factory but not forming part of it.
02 00121/00 i) Proceeds from packages and scrap recovered from
inventory machinery etc. and
ii) Misc. scrap and surplus components.
02 00122/00 Under absorbed variable charges transferred to Preliminary
Expenses.
02 00023/00 BLANK
02 00024/00 Repairs to Furnace.
02 00025/00 BLANK
02 00026/00 Difference between actual cost of production and the cost
charged at predetermined rate in respect of small value
items should be booked to this work order.
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MANUFACTURE WARRANT I.A.F.O.-1935
Section Factory Ext.No.
Manufacture Unit Article:- S.W.O. No.

Drawing No. Wt No.
Estimate No. No. of seats
Rate form No. Ordered
Deliveries to Special Remarks For G.M
Commence
Rate of Delivery PIECE WORK CARD RECORD Date of issued
Required.
Completion Quantity{ Manufacture section Enters work given out Date
Required by Accn. Section enters opns.paid for Completed
No. Operation No. Rate Per Card Date Quantity Date Card Date Quantity Date
Requd. No. Issued Compd. No. Issued Completed
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I. A. F. O. 1894 (Fac.)
MATERIAL WARRANT
Component to be entered in red ink
No. or sets
Item A. D. R.
ordered P.D.C.
Extract No. S.W. O. No. Warrant No. V. O. S. (I) Rep. Order Manfg.
Section No. Section
Special Remarks
For General Manager
Folio Material Unit Quantity Quantity drawn Total Remark
sanctioned
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I.A.F.O 1889
INDIVIDUAL/GANG WORKER'S CARD (18) / (19)
Factory Month Serial No.
Section Work order No. Warrant No.
Extract No. Ticket/Gang No. Name
Rate from No. Articles
Operation No. Operation accepted Rate Class of Amount

ordered (initial beneath number) Cost H./M Rs.
Shop Inspection Account

Initial Initial Initial
Total Labour
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I.A.F.O. -1383
Indian Ordnance and Clothing Factories
DAY WORK CARD ( 17 )

___________ Factory Centre No._______________ Serial No.____________
___________ Month Group No._____________ Section _____________
Number & Name _____________________ Rate_________________
Work Warrant Date Hour Date Hour Hours Supervisor Machine Wages
order No. Given taken charged Foreman's Hand Rs.
No. out in Lab.
Signature
Account's Initials
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I.A.F. (FAC.)-95
COST CARD
Cost card opened on________________________________ _______________________________ Factory
Initial of Section Officer ____________________________ Year_________________________________
No. of the Quantity Warrant No. Work order Section on which the warrant
Extract No. standard estimate No. or Sets No. Has been placed
ordered completed
NOMENCLATURE:-
Month Section Labour Material Vvariable Fixed Other Total cost

Code 11 Store Store Prodn. Charges Charge charges Rs.
Rs. Code Code 21 Code 22 36 Code 39 Code 40 to
20 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. 43
Rs. Rs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total Carried
over
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REPLACEMENT EXPENDITURE
Replacement Warrant No………………………
Quantity for replacement ………………………
Month Section Code 11 Code 12 Code 20 Code 21 Code 22 Code 36 Code 37 Code 38 Code 39 Code 40 Total
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. to 43 Cost
Rs. Rs.
Brought
Forward
TOTAL
COMPARATIVE COST
Labour Materials Variable charges Fixed Other Total Cost per unit
Charges Charges Cost RS.
Machine Hand Store Production S.I. N.P. P.M. RS. Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Semi on 1st April

Expenditure during the year
replacement tools
Total
Less closing semi actual
Estimated Different
Comments: Retransmitted to the G.M. With the following

remarks.
Applicable only when the variation is more than 10% under labour / Material
Forwarded to the G.M for information and return with any remarks he may desire to offer.
……………………A.O. …………………..General Manager ………………………G.M. ……………………………A.O.
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I.A.F.O. 1926
DEMAND NOTE 27/57/67

(One item only to be entered on this note)
Factory Section Date Serial No. Work Order No. Warrant No.
Of Note
Ledger No. Description of material Class of cost Unit of Quantity Quantity
Vol. Folio Sub. 20

21
28
Rate (in rupees & Decimals) Values (In rupees & Decimals)
Demanded Issued Received by Priced Posted
FOREMAN STORE HOLDER FOR FOREMAN ACCOUNTS
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I.A.F.O. 1927
RETURN NOTE 22/52/62

(One item only to be entered on this note)
Factory Section Date Serial No. Work Order No. Warrant No.
Of Note
Ledger No. Description of material Class of cost Unit of Quantity Quantity
Vol. Folio Sub. 20

21
28
Rate (in rupees & Decimals) Values (In rupees & Decimals)
RETURNED RECEIVED PRICED POSTED
A.W.M. STORE HOLDER ACCOUNTS

Foreman
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STORE LEDGER & PROVISION SHEET
FOLIO & MATERIAL
CODE No……………
Factory…………. Vocabulary Section …………. Danger Level …….. Unit of Quantity…… Code No. ……….
Nomenclature ……………. Drawing No. …………… Maximum ……………. Group No. ……..................
Use……………………….. Specification ……………. Ordering Level………………………… Location………………
Substitute if Offered…………….. Do………………… Date of Last Stocking …………………………………………….
Source of Supply …………………………………… Last Reviewed on ……………………………………….
Last 3
Working
Years. M.R. Reserves Date Initial Date Initial Date Initial Date Initial Date Initial
Balance
Issues
19 PEACE
19 WAR
19
Work QUANTITIES VALUES
Provision Folio
Order
Information Material Voucher From
& Date Opening Closing Rate Opening Closing
Code No. or To Receipts Issues Receipts Issues
Warrant Balance Balance Balance Balance
No.
No.
The opening of this is Authorized on ………………………………

Accts. Sn………………….. Provn. Sn………………………………
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I.A.F. (FAC-39)
PRODUCTION LEDGER CARD
Extract Balance S.W.O.___________

Warrant No. ordered No. Completed Unfinished Finished Description________
No. Date No. ordered Unit of Quant.____
semi semi
Estimate
Etc. Per(Unit
of
Quantity)
No. Rate
Warrant
Receipts Rejections Issues Remarks regarding covering
sanction
Inspection Unity of Unity of Value P. Issue Unity of Value
Note No. Quantity Quantity Vr. No. Quantity
and Date &Date 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Finished
Semi B.F.
Total
MCHK 021907
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COST ACCOUNTING IN ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT FACTORIES

1. The objects of the Cost Accounting system are-

Analysis of Expenditure and Elements of Costs

2. The expenditure incurred in manufacture is classified under three

By means of the above type of analysis, the cost of each article

Organization of the Factory

3. Each Factory is divided into a number of departments (Sections)

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Each production section is engaged in producing one or more similar

Planning for the Manufacture Programme

Thus the manufacturing programme in each Factory is determined by

The Planning Department of the Factory releases Warrants

Pre-determined control over utilization of material and labour

5. The most important feature of the cost accounting system is control

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Process Materials - 03 Series of Work Orders

Repair & Conversion - 05 -Do-

Misc. Series (Cost of

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Section II- Accounting for Labour Charges

Classification of Labour Charges

7. Wages paid to Industrial Establishment only are treated as labour

Recording Daily Attendance of Industrial Workers

8. Each worker is allotted a ticket number. Metal discs showing the

Soon after commencement of the work, the Sections examine the

The daily attendance marked by the Gate Office is checked by the

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The percentages as calculated above are applied to the time wages of

Normal Working and Overtime

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(Pay + ¼ Pay + Twice Allowances)

N.B: Allowances mean - Dearness Allowance, Additional Dearness.

Allocation in Cost Accounts

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P + 2d to OT Bonus work order

Piece Workers P - To work order on which

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Payment for Idle Time

Allocation of allowances paid to Industrial Employees (IEs)

13. Besides Pay, Dearness Allowance, House Rent and City

i) The actual amounts paid as basic wages and as allowances

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These percentages are communicated to the EDP Section in May of

Collection of labour charges by jobs and expense.

(Indirect) Work Orders

i) Piece Work Card

As stated in Section I, the Planning Department releases Production

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Day Work Cards

Labour Punching Media

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In cases where combined Labour and Overhead Abstract is prepared,

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Direct and Indirect Materials