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Central Warehousing

Corporation

Arun Kumar Shrivastava
MD, CwC

entral Warehousing Corporation (CWC), a Schedule ‘A’-Mini Ratna,
Category – 1 Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) is a statutory body
Cestablished under ‘The Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962’. It aims
at providing reliable, cost-effective, value-added, integrated warehousing and
logistics solution in a socially responsible and environment friendly manner.

CWC is operating 415 warehouses as on 31.05.2020 with a total storage
capacity of 116 lakh MT including 25 Container Freight Stations (CFSs)/
Inland Clearance Depots (ICDs), three Air Cargo Complexes (ACCs), two
Inland Check Posts (ICPs) at Petrapole and Attari, 39 Bonded warehouses and
two Temperature Controlled Warehouses. Warehousing activities of CWC
includes food grain warehouses, industrial warehousing, custom bonded
warehouses, container freight stations, inland clearance depots and air cargo
complexes.

CWC provides services in the area of Storage, handling & transportation,
disinfestation, fumigation & consultancy services/ training to different agencies
CWC has implemented for construction of warehousing infrastructure. CWC has its Corporate office
e-office system during at Delhi and 15 Regional offices in State Capitals. CWC has a 100% subsidiary
the lockdown period company known as Central Railside Warehousing Company Limited.
which has enabled

CWC unhindered work CWC has 19 State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs) as its associates. Central
during the lockdown Warehousing Corporation is 50% shareholder in the equity capital of the SWCs.
period. All employees The total investment of CWC in SWCs is Rs. 61.79 Crore. As on 1.05.2020, these
are using e-office which SWCs were operating 2080 warehouses with a total storage capacity of 357.05
lakh MT.
has helped in carrying
out work with the Employees Strength
presence of minimum • Permanent (on roll): 2880 as on 31.3.2020

staff. • Contractual: NIL

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