Source: PIB & LPAI
Recently the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs presided over as Chief Guest at the 8th Foundation Day of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), celebrated in New Delhi
About Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)
- Establishment: LPAI is a statutory body established under the Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010. Section 11 of the Act gives powers to LPAI to develop, sanitize and manage the facilities for cross-border movement of passengers and goods at designated points along the international borders of India.
- LPAI functions under the administrative control of the Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs
- LPAI was set up to provide safe, secure and systematic facilities for movement of cargo as well as passengers at its Integrated Check Posts(ICPs) along the international borders of the country
- Further, sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act provides that the Authority may:
- Put in place systems, which address security imperatives at the integrated check posts on the border
- Plan, construct and maintain roads, terminals and ancillary buildings other than national highways, State highways and railways, at an integrated check post
- Plan, procure, install and maintain communication, security, goods handling and scanning equipment at an integrated check post;
- Provide appropriate space and facilities for immigration, customs, security, taxation authorities, animal and plant quarantine, warehouses, cargo and baggage examination yards, parking zones, banks, post offices, communication facilities, tourist information centres, waiting halls, canteen, refreshment stalls, public conveniences, health services and such other services, as may be deemed necessary
- Regulate and control the movement of vehicles, and the entry and exit of passengers, transportation workers, handling agents, clearing and forwarding agents and goods at the integrated check post with due regard to the law, security and protocol of the Government of India
- Arrange for postal, money exchange, insurance and telephone facilities for the use of passengers and other persons at integrated check posts
- Make appropriate arrangements for the security of integrated check posts and provide for regulation and control of movement of vehicles, entry and exit of passengers and goods in accordance with the respective law concerning them
- Develop and provide consultancy, construction or management services, and undertake operations in India and abroad in relation to an integrated check post
