Functions

♤ To acquire and build godowns and warehouses at suitable places in India.

♤ To run warehouses for the storage of agricultural produce, seeds, fertilizers and notified commodities for individuals, co-operatives and other institutions.

♤ To act as an agent of the govt. for the purchase, sale, storage and distribution of the above commodities.

♤ To arrange facilities for the transport of above commodities.

♤ To subscribe to the share capital of state Warehousing corporations.

♤ To carry out such other functions as may be prescribed under the Act.

♤ Special storage facilities have been provided by the Central Warehousing Corporation for the preservation of hygroscopic and fragile commodities.

♤ The corporation has also evolved techniques for the storage of spices, coffee, seeds and other commodities.

State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs)

Separate warehousing corporations were also set up in different States of the Indian Union. The areas of operation of the State Warehousing Corporations are centres of district importance. The total share capital of the State Warehousing Corporations is contributed equally by the concerned State Govt. and the Central Warehousing Corporation.