Land Ports Authority of India

Land Ports Authority of India
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
Revenue462.55 crore (US$55.4 million) (2020-21)[1]
ParentMinistry of Home Affairs
Websitelpai.gov.in

The Land Ports Authority of India 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]

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  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.