About the Land Ports Authority of India:
- 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.
- Composition
- 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.
