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New Delhi, Nov. 6 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday gave its approval for setting up integrated check posts at 13 identified entry points on the land borders of the country at a cost of Rs 635 crore.

The integrated check posts will be sanitised zones with dedicated passenger and cargo terminals having adequate customs and immigration facilities, security and scanning equipment, health and quarantine facilities, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State (PMO), said in a media briefing here.

It will have passenger amenities such as waiting areas, restaurants, rest rooms, duty–free shops, parking warehousing, container yards, offices of transport and logistics companies, banks and financial services, dormitories for drivers, and all related facilities such as service stations and fuel stations in a single complex equipped with state-of-the-art modern amenities.

A Land Port Authority of India is being established to undertake the construction, management and maintenance of Integrated Check Posts for which a Bill will be introduced in Parliament.

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