Storage and Warehousing
Objective
The storage plan of the Ministry aims at providing the capacity required for buffer and operational stock of foodgrains to maintain the Public Distribution System and general warehousing. The broad approach is to provide scientific storage capacity and reduce dependence on the capacity under cover and plinth. The Ministry has been making efforts to improve the traditional storage practices in vogue at the farm level.
Foodgrain Storage and General Warehousing
There are three agencies in the public sector which are engaged in building large scale storage/warehousing capacity namely, Food Corporation of India (FCI), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and 17 State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs). Over a period of time sizeable scientific storage/warehousing capacity has been developed by these Public Sector agencies and they are implementing plans to increase it further. While the capacity available with FCI is used mainly for storage of food grains, that with CWC and SWCs is used for storage of food grains as well as certain other items.
Storage capacity of FCI, CWC and SWCs as on 31.3.2010 is given in the table below:
STATE WISE STORAGE CAPACITY AVAILABLE WITH DIFFERENT STORAGE AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY AS ON 31.3.2010:
(Figures in lakh MT)
|
STATE
|
FCI
|
CWC
|
SWC
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
|
Andhra Pradesh and A&N
|
38.18
|
15.04
|
20.32
|
73.54
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0.22
|
-
|
-
|
0.22
|
|
Assam
|
2.73
|
0.65
|
2.50
|
5.88
|
|
Bihar
|
6.72
|
1.26
|
2.57
|
10.55
|
|
Chhatisgarh
|
8.43
|
2.84
|
10.24
|
21.51
|
|
Delhi
|
3.67
|
1.51
|
-
|
5.18
|
|
Goa
|
0.15
|
0.41
|
-
|
0.56
|
|
Gujarat
|
6.80
|
7.65
|
1.53
|
15.98
|
|
Haryana
|
24.45
|
5.37
|
16.24
|
46.06
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0.25
|
0.07
|
-
|
0.32
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1.31
|
-
|
-
|
1.31
|
|
Jharkhand
|
1.19
|
0.35
|
-
|
1.54
|
|
Karnataka
|
8.37
|
7.11
|
10.44
|
25.92
|
|
Kerala
|
5.37
|
1.23
|
2.25
|
8.85
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
9.50
|
5.17
|
20.82
|
35.49
|
|
Maharashtra
|
19.98
|
16.64
|
12.48
|
49.10
|
|
Manipur
|
0.20
|
-
|
-
|
0.20
|
|
Meghalaya
|
0.26
|
-
|
0.14
|
0.40
|
|
Mizoram
|
0.23
|
-
|
-
|
0.23
|
|
Nagaland
|
0.34
|
0.13
|
-
|
0.47
|
|
Orissa
|
6.43
|
3.17
|
4.06
|
13.66
|
|
Philippines
|
|
0.80
|
-
|
0.80
|
|
Puducherry UT/Chandigarh
|
3.55
|
0.19
|
-
|
3.74
|
|
Punjab
|
73.73
|
6.95
|
57.00
|
137.68
|
|
Rajasthan
|
16.08
|
4.01
|
7.72
|
27.81
|
|
Sikkim
|
0.11
|
-
|
-
|
0.11
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
9.70
|
6.31
|
6.47
|
22.48
|
|
Tripura
|
0.51
|
0.24
|
-
|
0.75
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
26.87
|
11.63
|
32.33
|
70.83
|
|
Uttra Khand
|
2.37
|
0.71
|
-
|
3.08
|
|
West Bengal
|
11.06
|
6.54
|
2.15
|
19.75
|
|
Grand total
|
288.36
|
105.98
|
209.26
|
603.60
|
CWC’s 105.98 lakh MT includes 0.80 lakh MT capacity at Philippines.
The capacity of FCI includes 105.54 lakh MT capacity hired from CWC and SWCs.
Construction under the Plan Schemes
In the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12), FCI proposes to construct additional storage capacity of 1.38 lakh MT and CWC proposes to construct additional storage capacity of 6.61 lakh MT, which takes the total storage capacity to 112.59 lakh MT.
Details of storage capacity constructed by FCI and CWC during 2007-08 to 2009-10 and plans for 2010-11 and 2011-12 are given in the table below:
(Figures in lakh tonnes)
|
Agency
|
2007-08
|
2008-09
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
|
FCI
|
0.17
|
0.02
|
0.09
|
-
|
-
|
|
CWC
|
2.40
|
0.54
|
0.90
|
1.77
|
1.00
|
|
Total
|
2.57
|
0.56
|
0.99
|
1.77
|
1.00
|
Central Warehousing Corporation
Introduction
The main functions of the Central Warehousing Corporation are to acquire and build warehouses at suitable places and to operate them for storage of agricultural produce and certain other items including industrial goods.
Capital Structure
The authorized share capital and paid up share capital of the Corporation is Rs.100 crores and Rs.68.02 crore respectively. There has been no change in the CWC’s subscribed share capital and the paid up share capital.
Growth in Storage Capacity
As would be seen from the following table, the owned warehousing capacity with the Central Warehousing Corporation has grown over the years.
(In lakh MT)
|
Storage capacity as on
|
Owned
|
Hired#
|
Total
|
|
31.03.2004
|
65.46
|
28.70
|
94.16
|
|
31.03.2005
|
66.57
|
35.29
|
101.86
|
|
31.03.2006
|
66.61
|
33.77
|
100.38
|
|
31.03.2007
|
67.00
|
35.20
|
102.20
|
|
01.01.2008
|
67.17
|
31.02
|
98.19
|
|
31.03.2008
|
67. 63
|
31.15
|
98.78
|
|
31.03.2009
|
67.60
|
37.65
|
105.25
|
|
31.03.2010
|
68.46
|
37.52
|
105.98
|
# Inclusive of plinths/open construction.
Capacity Utilization
The average utilization of the warehousing capacity of the Corporation during the year 2009-10 has been 86%.
Diversification
Over the years, the Corporation has diversified its activities. As on 31.3.2010, it had 67 Custom Bonded Warehouses and 3 Air Cargo Complexes and 36 Inland Container Deports (ICDs)/Container Freight Stations (CFS) to cater to the needs of import/export trade.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Turnover, Profit and Dividend
The total turnover increased from Rs. 255.64 crore in 1998-99 to Rs.849.25 crore in 2008-09 and during the year 2009-10, it was Rs.905.63 crore.
The Corporation has been consistently earning profits and paying dividend to the Government of India and other shareholders.
The details of turnover, net profit (Pretax) and the dividend paid is given in the following table:
(Rupees in Crore)
|
Year
|
Turnover
|
Net Profit
(Pretax)
|
Dividend Paid To
|
|
Central Govt.
|
Others
|
TOTAL
|
|
1999-2000
|
276.34
|
48.30
|
4.49
|
3.67
|
8.16
|
|
2000-2001
|
339.86
|
73.33
|
7.49
|
6.11
|
13.60
|
|
2001-2002
|
379.94
|
90.72
|
7.49
|
6.11
|
13.60
|
|
2002-2003
|
471.08
|
47.62
|
4.12
|
3.36
|
7.48
|
|
2003-2004
|
462.86
|
33.88
|
2.25
|
1.84
|
4.09
|
|
2004-2005
|
522.87
|
60.42
|
4.49
|
3.66
|
8.15
|
|
2005-2006
|
619.50
|
106.95
|
7.86
|
6.40
|
14.26
|
|
2006-2007
|
686.44
|
133.80
|
10.10
|
8.23
|
18.33
|
|
2007-2008
|
776.23
|
154.76
|
11.23
|
9.14
|
20.37
|
|
2008-2009
|
849.25
|
110.44
|
11.23
|
9.16
|
20.39
|
|
2009-2010
(RE)
|
905.63
|
105.26
|
|
|
|
INTERNAL RESOURCES
The Corporation has been generating internal resources which have grown significantly over the years and are sufficient for funding its own storage construction programme as well as contributing to the equity of State Warehousing Corporations.
State Warehousing Corporations
The Central Warehousing Corporations has 17 associates in State Warehousing Corporations having capacity of 209.26 lakh MT at 1595 locations. The total investment of the Central Warehousing Corporation, which is 50% shareholder in the equity capital of the State Warehousing Corporations, was Rs.60.12 crore as on 31.3.2010. The State Warehousing Corporations paid a total dividend of Rs. 4.59 croreto the Central Warehousing Corporation during 2009-10.
The covered storage capacity available with the State Warehousing Corporations is reflected in the following table:
|
( in lakh tonnes )
|
|
As on
|
Owned
|
Hired
|
Total
|
|
31.03.05
|
128.84
|
66.36
|
195.20
|
|
31.03.06
|
127.64
|
69.41
|
197.05
|
|
31.03.07
|
119.55
|
72.65
|
192.20
|
|
31.03.08
|
124.27
|
63.05
|
187.32
|
|
31.03.09
|
126.30
|
70.52
|
196.82
|
|
31.03.10
|
132.17
|
77.09
|
209.26
|
For further details regarding CWC, please visit website www.cewacor.nic.in
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