Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Land ports, also known as Integrated Check Posts (ICPs), accounted for trade worth Rs 76,000 crore and facilitated the movement of approximately 24 lakh passengers in 2023, a report accessed by ANI states.
The trade amount registered in 2023 showcases the excellent performance of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), which is responsible for the management of trade and travel through the land ports of the country.
The trade as well as the movement of such a huge number of passengers were facilitated mainly through six-seven of the 11 land ports currently operational in India. The 11 operational land ports are Attari, Agartala, Dawki, Petrapole, Raxaul, Rupaidiha, Jogbani, Moreh, Sutarkandi, Srimantapur and PTB at Dera Baba Nanak.
Of the total 11 land ports, an official in the LPAI told ANI, major trade was registered through Attari, Agartala, Petrapole, Raxaul, Jogbani, Sutarkandi and Srimantapur in 2023.
“Among these seven land ports, maximum trade is observed through Raxaul and Petrapole, as the two only register over Rs 60,000 crore trade jointly.”
A total of Rs 76,319.2 crore trade was registered in 2022-2023, with a movement of 24,79,180 passengers in the same period, the report mentions.
