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Pralhad Joshi launches AI-based Smart Warehousing System for foodgrain storage

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the Smart Warehousing System for foodgrain storage at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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The system uses AI and IoT to monitor inventory and operations in real time.
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It is operational across 215 bag-based warehouses of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC); FCI plans 150 more by October 2026.
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Technologies include FASTag/ANPR gate automation, geo-tagged smart locks, AI bag counting and face recognition.

●Launched by: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi (Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution)
●Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
●Purpose: real-time monitoring of foodgrain inventory and warehouse operations
●Deployed across 215 CWC bag-based warehouses
●FCI to add 150 more warehouses by October 2026

CWC warehouses already covered

215 (bag-based)

FCI warehouses planned

150 by October 2026

Core technologies

AI, IoT, FASTag/ANPR, geo-tagged smart locks, face recognition

Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)

Public sector warehousing body for storage of foodgrains and other goods

Head: Under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public DistributionHQ: New Delhi (established 1957)

Food Corporation of India (FCI)

Nodal agency for foodgrain procurement, storage and distribution under PDS

Head: Under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public DistributionHQ: New Delhi (established 1965)

Inefficient manual warehousing causes grain losses, slow vehicle movement and weak oversight. By cutting vehicle turnaround time, enabling early hazard detection and giving real-time visibility, the system strengthens food security infrastructure and brings transparency to one of the world's largest public foodgrain operations.

●FASTag and ANPR-based gate automation
●Geo-tagged smart locks for access control
●AI-enabled bag counting
●Face recognition systems
●IoT-based real-time monitoring

Exam Relevance

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General Awareness > Government Initiatives & PSUs

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GS Paper III > Food Security & PDS

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General Awareness > Current Affairs & Technology

Expected Questions

★The Smart Warehousing System is associated with which two government bodies?
★Which ministry administers the CWC and FCI?

Key Terms

CWC

Central Warehousing Corporation, established 1957, a key public warehousing body under the Food & Public Distribution Ministry.

FCI

Food Corporation of India, established 1965 under the Food Corporations Act, 1964, central to foodgrain procurement and PDS.

priority_highMust Remember

•Smart Warehousing System launched by Pralhad Joshi at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
•Covers 215 CWC warehouses; FCI to add 150 by October 2026
•CWC established 1957; FCI established 1965

tips_and_updatesExam Tips

•Both CWC and FCI fall under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; do not place them under the Agriculture Ministry.

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Factual

Which Union Minister launched the AI-based Smart Warehousing System for foodgrain storage in June 2026?

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