Land Ports Authority of India

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Land Ports Authority of India
Native name
भारतीय भूमि पत्तन प्राधिकरण
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
Revenue462.55 crore (US$53.1 million) (2020-21)[1]
ParentMinistry of Home Affairs
Websitelpai.gov.in

The Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have contentis a government organization that was established through a law passed in 2010. It works under the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Indian government. The LPAI is responsible for building, improving, taking care of, and running the infrastructure at India's borders. It manages several Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) located along India's borders.

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LPAI was setup by Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010 of Parliament of India on 1 March 2012.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. "Expenditure Budget - Ministry of Home Affairs - Police". Expenditure Budget | Union Budget of India. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. News, TNN. "Land Ports Authority to be set up soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. Bose, Pratim Ranjan. "LPAI, Tripura govt look to make Agartala land port a tourist spot". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. Suneja, Kirtika (2018-06-29). "Commerce Ministry for taking over land customs stations". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  5. "India to build 'state-of-the-art' passenger terminal at Kartarpur corridor". Hindustan Times. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  6. Amritsar, Indo-Asian News Service. "Workers race against time to complete Kartarpur Sahib corridor". India Today. Retrieved 2019-10-02.

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