Over 120 participants from different states participated in the webinar
Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) under the aegis of the Department of Food and Public Distribution recently organised a webinar on the ‘Importance of Warehousing Registration and Benefits of e-NWR to FPOs/PACCs.’ Over 120 participants from different states participated in the webinar.
Harpreet Singh, Chairperson inaugurated the webinar. He emphasised the importance and natural advantage of the PACS/FPOs in providing warehousing facilities at the farm gate. Singh suggested a business model for PACS/ FPOs by providing composite services of aggregation, sorting/grading, assistance in providing pledge finance through financial institutions and sale at appropriate times as a collective lot to get the best process and thereby increasing the income of the farmers. PACS/FPOs can hire unutilised warehouses in their localities in case they don’t own warehouses and upgrade them to WDRA standards to extend benefits to the farmers.
WDRA has given a detailed presentation on the process of registration with WDRA, concessions and Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (e-NWR) benefits extended to the PACS/FPOs. It is informed that registration fees are substantially reduced to Rs 500 for FPOs/PACS/SHGs as compared to Rs 5000 to Rs 30,000 for other conventional warehouses along with a reduction in other charges.
A short film on the development of the warehousing sector and the benefits of e-NWR was launched. A presentation regarding the repository eco-system was made by M/s NERL.
Jainendra Aloria, NABARD has given an extensive presentation on different Central Government schemes for promoting PACS and FPOs. He explained about various subsidies and assistance provided for the construction of warehouses by NABARD.
