The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has become the first CPSU in India to be awarded with certification ISO:37001 on Wednesday (October 28, 2020). It was conferred upon Chief Vigilance Officer of CWC Pranai Prabhakar (IRTS:1991) by Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Pramod Kumar Tiwari.
ISO:37001 is meant for establishing, implementing and maintaining an Anti-Bribery Management System in the Organisation. “It is exhibitive of our sustained resolve and commitment to contain corruption as per the directives and thrust of the government” said CVO, Pranai Prabhakar. The certification coincided with the celebration of Vigilance Awareness Week, 27th Oct – 2nd Nov, 2020.
Central Warehousing Corporation is one of the public warehouse operator established by the Government of India in 1957 to provide logistics support to the agricultural sector. It operates 421 warehouses across India with a storage capacity of 10 million tonnes. The services include foodgrain warehouses, industrial warehousing, custom bonded warehouses, container freight stations, inland clearance depots and aircargo complexes.
