(THE GIST OF PIB) Land Ports Authority of India

(September-2023)

Recently, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation inaugurated the newly constructed residential premises at the Jogbani Integrated Check Post of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) in Araria, Bihar.

It is an authority constituted under the Land Ports Authority Act, 2010.
It was constituted for the development and management of facilities for cross-border movement of passengers and goods at designated points along the international borders of India.
Mandate:It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing border infrastructure in India. It manages several Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) all across the Borders of India.

Chairperson and Members are appointed by Central Government.
Tenure: Both Chairperson and Members have tenure for a period of five years from the date on which he assumes office and till he attains the age of sixty years, whichever is earlier.
Functions: It is mandated to develop, sanitize and manage the facilities for cross border movement of passengers and goods at designated points along the international borders of India.
Nodal ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs.