Under the National Warehousing Policy ''The Agricultural Produce (Development and Warehousing) Corporations Act 1956" was established by State Government in 1958. Repealing it, later this act became famous as ''The Warehousing Corporations Act 1962''. The State Government and the Central Warehousing Corporation are share holders of this corporation.
Under the provisions of The Warehousing Corporations Act 1962, this corporation can work as the agent for sales, purchase and storage of agricultural yields, seeds, foods, fertilizers, agricultural equipment and other notified goods on behalf of any government company or Indian Parliament or any statutory body established by State Legislature.
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
AUnder the administrative structure of the corporation's organization, posts like Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, Secretary, General Manager, Manager, Deputy Manager, Senior Accounts Officer, Senior Public Relations Officer, Senior Store Superintendent etc. are sanctioned at the headquarters level. 13 regional offices and 182 warehouses are functioning at the regional level. Regional Manager and other staff are posted in each regional office and warehouse in-charge and other staff are posted at the warehouses. Among these warehouses, 137 are self-built and 10 are rented and 35 are PEG warehouses.
SPECIFIC ACTIVITY
- Arrangement for storage of notified commodities and operation of farmer extension scheme and insecticide scheme.
- Scientific storage arrangements at 182 warehouses.
- 10 and 30 percent rebate in storage charges to cooperative institutions and farmers respectively.
- As on October 31, 2025, the Corporation's self-generated capacity is 26.83 lakh metric tonnes, rental and PEG capacity is 17.05 lakh metric tonnes and total storage capacity is 48.88 lakh metric tonnes.
MANAGEMENT
Management and general observation of the corporation is vested in the Board of Directors. Five Directors are nominated by Central Warehousing Corporation in the Board of Director from which nomination of one Director on the recommendation of State Bank of India and at least one Director non-governmental has been provided. Five Directors are nominated by State Government, from which one is being appointed on the post of Chairman. Appointments of President and Managing Director by the State Government have been provisioned under giving information to Central Warehousing Corporation.