Lok Sabha Question No. 984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Land Customs Stations
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED ADMITTED QUESTION No.984

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

19 MAGHA, SAKA 1940

## LAND CUSTOMS STATIONS

## †984. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Land Customs Stations sanctioned and commissioned in the North East region; and
- (b) the details of the total funds sanctioned, released and utilised till date for developing the Land Customs Station at Dawki in Meghalaya?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## ( SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a)    There  are  total  39  Land  Customs  Station  in  the  North  East  region.    Of  these,  32  Land  Customs Stations are on India- Bangladesh Border in the North-East region, 3 Land Customs Stations are on IndiaMyanmar Border and 4 Land Customs Stations are on India-Bhutan Border. The list is annexed.
- (b) The Land Customs Station at Dawki, Meghalaya was established in 1948. The LCS premises building was constructed in 1998. The amount sanctioned and utilised for the establishment and construction of LCS was Rs.30.84 lakh.

Integrated  Check Post is  being constructed by Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) under Ministry of Home Affairs, at Dawki and the LCS at Dawki will be shifted to the ICP on completion of the same. The position of funds as on 31 st January, 2019, for the ICP Dawki, Meghalaya as ascertained from LPAI is as follows:

| Funds Sanctioned (Approved Project Cost)   | Funds Released   | Funds utilized   |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 76.58 Cr.                                  | 25.70 Cr.        | 15.72 Cr.        |

Annexure

|   Sl.No. | Name of LCS               | Neighbouring country   | State             |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Agartala                  | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|        2 | Baghmara                  | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|        3 | Balat                     | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|        4 | Bholaganj                 | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|        5 | Borsora                   | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|        6 | Dalu                      | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|        7 | Dawki                     | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|        8 | Demagiri                  | Bangladesh             | Mizoram           |
|        9 | Dhalaighat                | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       10 | Dhubri Steamerghat        | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       11 | Ghasuapara                | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|       12 | Golakganj                 | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       13 | Guwahati Steamerghat      | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       14 | Karimganj Steamerghat     | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       15 | Karimganj Ferry Station   | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       16 | Khowaighat                | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       17 | Mahendraganj              | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|       18 | Mahisasan Railway Station | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       19 | Mankachar                 | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       20 | Manu                      | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       21 | Muhurighat                | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       22 | Old Ragnabazar            | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       23 | Ryngku                    | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|       24 | Sabroom                   | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       25 | Shellabazar               | Bangladesh             | Meghalaya         |
|       26 | Srimantapur               | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       27 | Suterkandi                | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       28 | Silghat                   | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       29 | Silchar RMS               | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       30 | Kalaichar (Border Haat)   | Bangladesh             | Assam             |
|       31 | Srinagar (Border Haat)    | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       32 | Kamlasagar (Border Haat)  | Bangladesh             | Tripura           |
|       33 | Moreh                     | Myanmar                | Manipur           |
|       34 | Zokhawthar                | Myanmar                | Mizoram           |
|       35 | Nampong                   | Myanmar                | Arunachal Pradesh |
|       36 | Darranga                  | Bhutan                 | Assam             |
|       37 | Kamardwisa                | Bhutan                 | Assam             |
|       38 | Hatisar                   | Bhutan                 | Assam             |
|       39 | Ultapani                  | Bhutan                 | Assam             |

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