Land Ports Authority of India

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Land Ports Authority of India
Native name
भारतीय भूमि पत्तन प्राधिकरण
Company type Statutory authority
Industry Indian 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$55.4 million) (2020-21) [1]
Parent Ministry of Home Affairs
Website lpai.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]

Contents

History

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

Projects

Notes

  1. Hindi: भारतीय भूमि पत्तन प्राधिकरणBhāratīya Bhūmi Pattana Prādhikaraṇa

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