Land Ports Authority of India

About Land Ports Authority of India:

• It is an authority constituted under the Land Ports Authority Act, 2010.
• It was constituted for 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 Borders of India.
• Composition
  • Chairperson and Members are appointed by the 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.

Q1) What is Indo-Tibetan Border Police?

It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) of India and is primarily responsible for guarding the border between India and Tibet (China) along the Himalayan region. The ITBP was established on October 24, 1962, in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962, to secure India's borders in the high-altitude areas of the Himalayas.

Source: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah inaugurates the newly constructed residential premises built at a cost of Rs. 27 crore at Jogbani Integrated Check Post of Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) in Araria, Bihar