(a) whether the Government has decided to set up integrated check-posts along India`s border
with various neighbouring countries;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the total amount envisaged for the said project;
(d) whether the Government had entrusted the said project to any agency; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(SMT. RADHIKA V. SELVI)
(a): Yes, Sir. The Government of India has taken a decision for setting up 13 Integrated Check
Posts (ICPs) along India’s border with various neighbouring countries.
(b): Details of 13 check-posts indentified for development are enclosed in the Annexure.
(c) to (e): The construction of ICPs will be taken up as a plan scheme in the XI Five Plan.
Rs. 35 crore has since been allotted in the budget of the next financial year i.e., 2008-09 for
the purpose. The total assessment of the financial requirement, firming up of project cost and
completion of procedural formalities are underway. M/s Rail India Technical & Economic Services
(RITES) has been engaged for the initial consultation and for the preparation of Detailed Project
Report (DPR) and Detailed Engineering Report (DER).