The Government is procuring five numbers Full Body Truck Scanners (FBTS) for five locations including Integrated Check Post at Attari, Amristar in accordance with the laid down procedure. The other four locations are Petrapole (Indo-Bangladesh Border), Raxaul (Indo-Nepal Border), Poonch-Chakkanda-bagh (Indo-Pak Border) and Uri-Salamabad (Indo-Pak Border). The Government has issued a Global Tender Enquiry for procurement of five numbers of FBTS. It is also obtaining various clearances from the respective State Governments and other nodal agencies.  The other details cannot be revealed in view of the national security and commercial confidence.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question by Shri Shwait Malik in the Rajya Sabha today.
 

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