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Bhopal : In the current circumstances, many warehouses are not able to utilize their full capacity, due to which warehouse operators are facing financial difficulties. Now the use of warehouses should not be limited to just storing grains, they should be developed as centers of multidimensional business activities. Alternative storage will increase the income of warehouse operators. The workshop should not be formal but result-oriented. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput said this in a one-day workshop organized on the topic “Other commercial uses to increase the income of warehouses” with the aim of ensuring maximum utilization of the available capacity of warehouses in the state and providing alternative sources of income to warehouse operators.
Minister Rajput said that in today’s competitive business environment, the role of supply-chain management and operation management has become extremely important. Keeping this in mind, this workshop has been organized by the government, so that along with government grain storage in warehouses built with private investment, opportunities for earning income can be developed through other alternative means.
Minister Rajput said that policy support is being provided to warehouse operators by providing clear information about government policies, rules and available schemes, so that they can take investment and business decisions with confidence. He also said that the role of private warehouse operators is very important in strengthening the storage and logistics system of the state. He expressed confidence that the suggestions and innovations received from this workshop will give a new direction to the warehousing and logistics sector of the state and will contribute significantly to the economic progress of the state. He said that such workshops will be organized at other places also.
Additional Chief Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Mrs. Rashmi Arun Shami informed about the objectives of the workshop. He said that Madhya Pradesh is the only state in the country where grains are not kept in the open. Due to excess storage capacity in the state, warehouse operators often have to face financial problems. In the workshop, experts will provide necessary guidance on this subject.
In the workshop, Prof. of IIM Mumbai. Veepan Kumar and Susumita Narayan expressed their views on “Transforming Public Godowns to Private Warehouses – Case of Other States”. Dr. Gopal Mor, Director, Scalar Space of Musaddilal Group discussed “Overview of Private Warehousing Market and Approach to Setting up Private Commercial Warehouses in the Country”. Nitin Chandra, Senior Director, CBRC Delhi, gave important information on the topic “Private Warehousing Market – Prevailing Commercial Structures and Alternative Avenues for Warehouse Owners and Benefits”. Sudeep Shaurya, Consultant, MPIDC discussed on “Incentives Available under MP Logistics Policy” and Anurag Gupta of Delight discussed on “Warehouse Modernization and Transforming Warehouses to State of the Art Facilities”. Experts discussed warehouse logistics services, multi-commodity storage, e-commerce support, packaging, grading, cold-chain, value addition, warehouse Detailed guidance was given on modern technologies like automation and digitalization and the possibilities of converting agriculture based warehouse into commercial warehouse were also discussed.
MD Madhya Pradesh Warehousing Corporation Anurag Verma said that the important suggestions received in the workshop will be considered and implemented. During this, Commissioner Food Karmaveer Sharma and other officers and warehouse operators were present.
