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Land Ports Authority of India

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Land Ports Authority of India
Native name
भारतीय भूमि पत्तन प्राधिकरण
Company typeStatutory authority
IndustryIndian Border Infrastructure
PredecessorDepartment of Border Management, Government of India
Founded1 March 2012
HeadquartersLok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110511
Key people
Aditya Mishra (Chairman)
ProductsBorder Management and Border Infrastructure
Revenue₹462.55 crore (US$55.4 million) (2020-21)[1]
ParentMinistry of Home Affairs
Websitelpai.gov.in

The Land Ports Authority of India[a] 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]

History

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LPAI was setup by Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010 of Parliament of India on 1 March 2012.[5]

Projects

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hindi: भारतीय भूमि पत्तन प्राधिकरण Bhāratīya Bhūmi Pattana Prādhikaraṇa

References

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  1. ^ "Expenditure Budget - Ministry of Home Affairs - Police". Expenditure Budget | Union Budget of India. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Land Ports Authority of India becomes operational". Sify. Retrieved 2019-10-02.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Dutt, Namrata Acharya & Ishita Ayan (2018-02-19). "Petrapole parking woes choke border trade with Bangladesh". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. ^ "India looks to set up more land ports to tap potential: Kiren Rijiju". The Economic Times. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Suneja, Kirtika (2018-06-29). "Commerce Ministry for taking over land customs stations". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  8. ^ "India to build 'state-of-the-art' passenger terminal at Kartarpur corridor". Hindustan Times. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. ^ Amritsar, Indo-Asian News Service. "Workers race against time to complete Kartarpur Sahib corridor". India Today. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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