BHOPAL : In realising the government’s dream of ensuring each and every grain in secure hands, MP Warehousing & Logistics Corporation (MPWLC) has an important role to play. The corporation is taking up new initiatives to fulfil the instructions and wishes of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, food minister OP Dhurve and chairman Rajendra Singh Rajput.
The 1992-batch IAS officer said MPWLC was established in the name of MP State Warehousing Corporation in 1958 under Agriculture Produce (development and warehousing) Act 1956 with 50 per cent shareholdings of Central Warehousing Corporation and 50 per cent of state government. Later, it was repealed by the Warehousing Corporation Act 1962. MP Warehousing & Logistics Corporation is an autonomous body engaged in scientific storage of agriculture and associated produce in the state.
The state is located in Central India and is well connected by rail network, with no less than 14 interstate highways passing through it. As such, storage of foodgrains and consumer goods has an added advantage.
MPWLC started with six branches having 11,000-ton capacity. Today it has a storage capacity (own) of 22.32 lakh metric tons (up to March ’16). The corporation is also a founder member of National Association of Warehousing Corporations.
In a chat with Free Press, Managing Director of MPWLC KC Gupta opened up on various aspects of MPWLC, including its commitment at providing the best storage facilities, new projects in the pipeline and its achievements.
