Company type | Government of India |
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Industry | Public Sector Enterprise |
Founded | 1957 |
Founder | Govt of India |
Headquarters | "Warehousing Bhawan" 4/1 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi, India |
Area served | India |
Key people |
Senior Executives (HODs) at Corporate Office, New Delhi
|
Products | Mainly agricultural produce, Industrial raw-materials, finished goods |
Services | Govt Policy Execution |
Number of employees | 2700 (appx) |
Central Warehousing Corporation is a statutory body which was established under ‘The Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962. It is a public warehouse operator established by the Government of India in 1957 to provide logistics support to the agricultural sector. It operates 422 warehouses across India with a storage capacity of 10 million tonnes. Services include foodgrain warehouses, industrial warehousing, custom bonded warehouses, container freight stations, inland clearance depots and air-cargo complexes.