government owned corporation industry psu founded 1957 founder govt of india headquarters warehousing bhawan 4 1 siri institutional area august kranti marg new delhi india area served all india key people dr. c.v. ananda bosechairman ; harpreet singhmanaging director products mainly agricultural produce industrial raw materials finished goods services govt policy execution website http cewacor.nic.in index.htm central warehousing corporation was established during 1957 to provide logistics support to the agricultural sector . it is a public warehouse operator offering logistics services to diverse group of clients . cwc operates 448 warehouses across the country with a storage capacity of 11.17 million tonnes providing warehousing services . 1 2 these services includes foodgrain warehouses industrial warehousing custom bonded warehouses container freight stations inland clearance depots and aircargo complexes . apart from storage and handling cwc offers services in the area of clearing & forwarding handling & transportation procurement & distribution disinfestation services fumigation services consultancy services training for the construction of warehousing infrastructure to different agencies and other ancillary activities . cwc has 18 regional offices in the country . contents 1 function 2 operation 3 references 4 external links function edit the warehousing corporation act 1962 subject to the provisions of this act the central warehousing corporation may 3 subscribe to the share capital of a state warehousing corporation ; act as agent of the government for the purposes of the purchase sale storage and distribution of agricultural produce seeds manures fertilizers agricultural implements and notified commodities ; and carry out such other functions as may be prescribed . the warehousing corporation amendment bill 2011 has been proposed in the lok sabha by the ministry of consumer affairs food and public distribution seeking to make mini ratna company central warehousing corporation cwc an independent body without government being a guarantor . 1 2 4 operation edit cwc operations include scientific storage and handling services for more than 400 commodities include agricultural produce industrial raw materials finished goods and variety of hygroscopic and perishable items . scientific storage facilities for commodities including hygroscopic and perishable items through network of 476 warehouses in india with its 5 658 trained personnel . import and export warehousing facilities at its 36 container freight stations in ports and inland stations . bonded warehousing facilities . disinfestation services . handling transportation & storage of iso containers . 5 cwc enables the movement of imported and exportable goods to and from the port towns and has developed infrastructure of container freight stations & inland clearance depots throughout the country . it operates 36 cfss icds where composite services for containerised movement of import export cargo are provided . the warehousing corporation is empowered to acquire and build warehouses for storage of agricultural produce seeds fertilizers and other notified commodities and also to act as an agent of the central warehousing corporation or of the government for the purpose of purchases sales storage distribution etc. of agricultural commodities in time of need . 6 though it has been criticised for lack of manpower and technologically equipped warehousing facility . 7 references edit a b bill in lok sabha to make central warehousing corporation independent body . the economic times . 8 december 2011 . retrieved 2 july 2012 . a b bills on cwc and exim bank introduced . the hindu . 8 december 2011 . the warehousing corporations act 1962 17 bills passed by during winter session of parliament . sify . 3 january 2012 . retrieved 2 july 2012 . http cewacor.nic.in index.htm a p state warehousing corporation state to procure paddy on its own . the assam tribune . 6 january 2012 . retrieved 2 july 2012 . external links edit cwc india official website v t e logistics companies of india allcargo logistics limited arshiya central warehousing corporation container corporation of india future supply chains gateway distriparks khimji poonja freight forwarders kingfisher xpress namakkal transport carriers national bulk handling corporation transport corporation of india vrl group v t e public sector undertakings in india list maharatna bharat heavy electricals coal india gas authority of india indian oil corporation national thermal power corporation oil and natural gas corporation steel authority of india navratna bharat electronics bharat petroleum corporation container corporation of india engineers india hindustan aeronautics hindustan petroleum corporation mahanagar telephone nigam national aluminium company national buildings construction corporation national mineral development corporation neyveli lignite corporation oil india power finance corporation power grid corporation of india rashtriya ispat nigam rural electrification corporation shipping corporation of india miniratna i airports authority of india antrix corporation balmer lawrie bharat coking coal bharat dynamics bharat earth movers bharat sanchar nigam bridge & roof company india central warehousing corporation central coalfields chennai petroleum corporation cochin shipyard dredging corporation of india kamarajar port garden reach shipbuilders and engineers goa shipyard hindustan copper hindustan newsprint hindustan paper corporation hll lifecare housing and urban development corporation indian railway catering and tourism corporation indian rare earths indian renewable energy development agency ircon international india tourism development corporation india trade promotion organisation kudremukh iron ore company mazagaon dock mahanadi coalfields mangalore refinery and petrochemical mishra dhatu nigam metals and minerals trading corporation of india moil mstc national fertilizers national seeds corporation nathpa jhakri dam national hydroelectric power corporation north eastern electric power corporation northern coalfields numaligarh refinery oil and natural gas corporation pawan hans projects and development india rail vikas nigam railtel corporation of india rashtriya chemicals & fertilizers rites security printing and minting corporation of india south eastern coalfields state trading corporation of india telecommunications consultants india thdc india water and power consultancy services western coalfields miniratna ii bharat pumps & compressors broadcast engineering consultants india central mine planning and design institute central railside warehouse company educational consultants india engineering projects india ltd. fci aravali gypsum and minerals india ferro scrap nigam hmt international hscc india indian medicines and pharmaceuticals corporation mecon mineral exploration corporation national film development corporation of india 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