(a) whether the Land Ports Authority of India has approved setting up of Integrated Check
Posts (ICPs) for better administration and management of entry points/land ports on the
land borders;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of funds allocated for this purpose,
so far; and
(c) the number of ICPs operational so far, and the time by which the remaining ones are likely
to be operational?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) & (b): Yes Sir, the Government has approved setting up of 13 Integrated Check Posts
(ICPs) at the identified entry points on the international land borders of the country to
address security imperatives and for the development and management of facilities for cross
border movement of passengers and goods. Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), a body corporate
has been created vide Land Ports Authority of India Act, notified on 1st September, 2010. The
ICPs are to be set up and administered by LPAI. Construction of the ICPs is being taken up in
two phases as under:
Phase – I No. Location State Border 1. Attari Punjab India-Pakistan 2. Raxaul Bihar India-Nepal 3. Jogbani Bihar India-Nepal 4. Agartala Tripura India-Bangladesh 5. Petrapole West Bengal India-Bangladesh 6. Dawki Meghalaya India-Bangladesh 7 Moreh Manipur India-Myanmar
Phase – II No. Location State Border 8. Hili West Bengal India-Bangladesh 9. Chandrabangha West Bengal India-Bangladesh 10. Sutarkhandi Assam India-Bangladesh 11. Kawarpuchiah Mizoram India-Bangladesh 12. Sunauli Uttar Pradesh India-Nepal 13. Rupaidiha Uttar Pradesh India-NepalFunds amounting to Rs.708.5 crores have been approved for setting up of ICPs in Phase-I.