PUBLIC WAREHOUSE

These warehouses are a specialised business establishment that provides storage facilities to the general public for a certain charge. It may be owned and operated by an individual or a cooperative society. It works under a licence from the government. They are generally located near the junctions of railways, highways and waterways. They therefore provide excellent facilities for the easy receipt, despatch, loading and unloading of goods. They are very important in the marketing of agricultural products. A public warehouse is also known as 'duty paid warehouse'.