Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority
The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) was setup by the Government of India on 26.10.2010 to ensure implementation of the provisions of the Warehousing (Development
& Regulation) Act, 2007. The main objective of WDRA is to implement Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (NWR) System in the country, which would help farmers to store their produce in scientific storage godowns near by their farms and to seek loan from banks against
their NWR. The main functions of the Authority are to make provisions for the development and regulation of warehouses which interalia includes negotiability of warehouse
receipts, registration of warehouses, promotion of scientific warehousing of goods, improving fiduciary trust of depositors and banks, enhancing liquidity in rural areas and promoting efficient supply chain.
Year-wise details of registered warehouses with WDRA, NWRs issued and loan financed against NWRs/e-NWR as on 31.05.2021 are as under:-
|
SI
No.
|
Year
|
No. of registered
warehouses
|
No. of
NWRs/e-NWR issued
|
Total Quantity of Stocks against NWR/ eNWR (In
LakhTon)
|
Total loan against NWRs/e-NWR(Rs.In crores)
|
|
1.
|
2011-12
|
240
|
8056
|
1.35
|
591.00
|
|
2.
|
2012-13
|
92
|
8242
|
1.39
|
105.65
|
|
3.
|
2013-14
|
68
|
6121
|
2.57
|
108.02
|
|
4.
|
2014-15
|
234
|
16993
|
5.12
|
388.42
|
|
5.
|
2015-16
|
588
|
15178
|
5.69
|
203.47
|
|
6.
|
2016-17
|
214
|
19350
|
3.58
|
148.40
|
|
7.
|
2017-18
|
261
(Online-106)
|
12313
(e-NWR-114)
|
3.47947
(eNWR–1.79947)
|
118.51(against e-NWR-Rs.0.20Cr)
|
|
8.
|
2018-19
|
607
(Online–601)
|
89114
(e-NWR-77332)
|
7.215309
(eNWR–5.215309)
|
135.5974
(against- e-NWR-28.2774)
|
|
9
|
2019-20
|
1005
|
138637
(e-NWR-134939)
|
9.49649(eNWR
–8.98649)
|
437.9965(e-NWR-379.7265)
|
|
10
|
2020-21
|
337
|
eNWR-88480
|
eNWR-7.7974
|
eNWR-731.7982
|
|
11
|
2021-22
|
123
|
eNWR-17975
|
eNWR-1.69007
|
eNWR-176.8159
|
|
|
Total
|
3769
|
420459
|
47.698739
|
3145.678
|
(*Valid Registration-2083)
The Government announced a Transformation Plan for WDRA to streamline its activities and introduce IT based platform for registration and monitoring of warehouses.
Under the plan, WDRA has setup a portal for online registration of warehouses. It has also setup two Repositories, namely, M/s National Electronic Repository Limited (NERL) and CDSL Commodity Repository Limited (CCRL) for creation and management of electronic
Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (e-NWRs). The repositories have provided access to all stakeholders including warehouses, repository-participants, commodity exchanges and banks. Both the repositories and the portal have started functioning w.e.f. 26.09.2017.
In the transformed system, the process of warehouse registration with WDRA and pledge financing against the deposited goods have been made simpler, safer and more transparent.
All registered warehouses are mandated to issue only e-NWRs w.e.f 1stAugust
2019.
The Recognized Stock Exchanges like National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National
Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE/ICEX) are using e-NWRs for settlement of derivative contracts.
The e-NWR has been integrated with electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform by providing interface
between e-NAM and repositories.
Statement of Release during the year 2021-22
Head
|
BE 2021-22
|
Release during the FY 2021-22
|
Balance
|
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
D (B-C)
|
|
Salary
|
515.00
|
100.00
|
415
|
|
General
|
968.00
|
100.00
|
868
|
|
Total
|
1483.00
|
200.00
|
1283
|
For more information, please visit
WDRA’s website www.wdra.gov.in.