Lok Sabha Question No. 2787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Activities of CWC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2787

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2016

## ACTIVITIES OF CWC

## 2787. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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- (a) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  Central Warehousing  Corporation  (CWC)  becomes  leading  logistic  company  to make  supply  chain  efficient,  economic  and  to  reduce  the  wastage  of agriculture produce;
- (b) whether the CWC has achieved record turnover during 2014-15, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether CWC proposes to add additional storage capacity during the current  year,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  present  storage capacity of CWC, region-wise;
- (d) whether  CWC  has  also  achieved  highest  ever  Gross  Operating Margin of Rs. 209 crore as against Rs. 176 crore during 2013-14, if so, the details  thereof  indicating  the  dividend  declared  by  CWC  during  the  last three years; and
- (e) whether CWC is planning to commence operations of Private Freight Terminals at its rail-based facilities, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a): Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) is already a leading logistics company  at  present,  engaged  in  the  fields  of  food  grain  warehousing, industrial  warehousing,  Integrated  Check  Posts  for  export/import  cargo, Container Freight Stations, Inland Container Depots, Bonded warehousing and Air Freight Stations.

Following    steps  are  already  in  place  in  the  Corporation  to  reduce wastage of agricultural produce :-

- (i) The warehouses of CWC are scientifically constructed.
- (ii) Periodical  quality control  drill is carried  out  in the  form  of inspection of the stocks to keep close watch on the health of the stocks.
- (iii) Preventive  treatment  with  approved  pesticides  is  undertaken  to protect the stocks from any possibility of infestation and damage
- caused by rodents.
- (b): Y Ye es s, ,    M Ma ad da am m. .    C CW WC C    h ha ad d    a ac ch hi ie ev ve ed d    a a r re ec co or rd d t tu ur rn no ov ve er r    o of f    R Rs s. .    1 15 56 61 1. .8 83 3 c cr ro or re e   d du ur ri in ng g   2 20 01 14 4- -1 15 5   a as s   a ag ga ai in ns st t   R Rs s. .   1 15 52 28 8. .1 19 9   c cr ro or re e   d du ur ri in ng g   2 20 01 13 3- -1 14 4. .
- (c): CWC has undertaken construction of  additional storage capacity of 1.60 lakh MT during the current financial year 2015-16, details of which are at  Annex-A.    The  region  wise  storage  capacity  as  on  31.01.2016  is  at Annex-B.
- (d): CWC earned Gross Operating Margin of Rs. 208.87 crore during 201415 against Rs. 176.21 crore in 2013-14. CWC declared dividend @ 54% in 2014-15 as against 48% declared in 2013-14 and 41% in 2012-13.
- (e): CWC  has  received  in principle approval from the Railways to commence operations of Private Freight Terminals at Nabha (Punjab) and Bamanheri (Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh) and already initiated necessary actions in this regard.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2787    DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  15.03.2016  IN  THE  LOK SABHA

## CREATION OF STORAGE CAPACITY IN 2015-16

(Status as on 29.02.2016)

| SL             | State Centre    | Capacity in MT   | Remarks        |
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh  | Madhya Pradesh   | Madhya Pradesh |
| 1.             | Khandwa         | 3400             | Completed      |
| West Bengal    | West Bengal     | West Bengal      | West Bengal    |
| 1.             | C.K. Road       | 7970             | Completed      |
| 2.             | Raninagar       | 15000            | Completed      |
| 3.             | Uluberia        | 23500            | Completed      |
| Bihar          | Bihar           | Bihar            | Bihar          |
| 1.             | Supaul          | 1280             | Completed      |
| 2.             | Bettiah         | 8550             | Completed      |
| 3.             | Khagaria        | 10000            | In Progress    |
| Rajasthan      | Rajasthan       | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan      |
| 1.             | Kotputli        | 5000             | Completed      |
| Punjab         | Punjab          | Punjab           | Punjab         |
| 1.             | Garshankar      | 10080            | Completed      |
| Odisha         | Odisha          | Odisha           | Odisha         |
| 1.             | Marshaghai      | 10000            | Completed      |
| Chhattisgarh   | Chhattisgarh    | Chhattisgarh     | Chhattisgarh   |
| 1.             | Bilaspur-II     | 10200            | Completed      |
| Karnataka      | Karnataka       | Karnataka        | Karnataka      |
| 1.             | Nargund         | 10000            | Completed      |
| 2.             | EPIP, Bengaluru | 31740            | Completed      |
| Delhi          | Delhi           | Delhi            | Delhi          |
| 1.             | Okhla-II        | 4000             | In Progress    |
| Tamil Nadu     | Tamil Nadu      | Tamil Nadu       | Tamil Nadu     |
| 1.             | CFS Madhavaram  | 15950            | Completed      |
| Total          | Total           | 166670           |                |

## ANNEX -B

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2787  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

| Region-Wise Capacity as on 31st January, 2016   | Region-Wise Capacity as on 31st January, 2016   | Region-Wise Capacity as on 31st January, 2016   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| REGION                                          | No of Warehouses                                | Capacity inMT                                   |
| Ahmedabad                                       | 42                                              | 728281                                          |
| Bangalore                                       | 29                                              | 442406                                          |
| Bhopal                                          | 26                                              | 584586                                          |
| Bhubaneshwar                                    | 20                                              | 322867                                          |
| Chandigarh                                      | 26                                              | 765960                                          |
| Chennai                                         | 28                                              | 677808                                          |
| Delhi                                           | 20                                              | 415916                                          |
| Guwahati                                        | 10                                              | 132830                                          |
| Hyderabad                                       | 46                                              | 2518417                                         |
| Jaipur                                          | 30                                              | 547580                                          |
| Kochi                                           | 12                                              | 159201                                          |
| Kolkata                                         | 29                                              | 639634                                          |
| Lucknow                                         | 45                                              | 975326                                          |
| Mumbai                                          | 37                                              | 668670                                          |
| Navi Mumbai                                     | 5                                               | 731773                                          |
| Panchkula                                       | 29                                              | 487166                                          |
| Patna                                           | 18                                              | 153479                                          |
| Raipur                                          | 12                                              | 274273                                          |
| Total Capacity                                  | 464                                             | 11226173                                        |

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