The Land Ports Authority of India or LPAI is a statutory body (created through the Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010) working under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing border infrastructure in India.[2] It manages several Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) all across Borders of India.[3][4]
 Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam | |
| Company type | Statutory authority |
|---|---|
| Industry | Indian Border Infrastructure |
| Predecessor | Department of Border Management, Government of India |
| Founded | 1 March 2012 |
| Headquarters | Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110511 |
Key people | Aditya Mishra (Chairman) |
| Products | Border Management and Border Infrastructure |
| Revenue | ₹462.55 crore (US$55.4 million) (2020-21)[1] |
| Parent | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Website | lpai |
History
editLPAI was setup by Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010 of Parliament of India on 1 March 2012.[5]
Projects
edit- Integrated Check Posts (ICPs)[6]
- Inland Custom Posts[7]
- Shri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Expenditure Budget - Ministry of Home Affairs - Police". Expenditure Budget | Union Budget of India. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Land Ports Authority of India becomes operational". Sify. Retrieved 2019-10-02.[dead link]
- ^ Dutt, Namrata Acharya & Ishita Ayan (2018-02-19). "Petrapole parking woes choke border trade with Bangladesh". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "India looks to set up more land ports to tap potential: Kiren Rijiju". The Economic Times. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ News, TNN (2 March 2012). "Land Ports Authority to be set up soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bose, Pratim Ranjan (26 January 2018). "LPAI, Tripura govt look to make Agartala land port a tourist spot". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Suneja, Kirtika (2018-06-29). "Commerce Ministry for taking over land customs stations". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "India to build 'state-of-the-art' passenger terminal at Kartarpur corridor". Hindustan Times. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Amritsar, Indo-Asian News Service. "Workers race against time to complete Kartarpur Sahib corridor". India Today. Retrieved 2019-10-02.