Taj Mahal earns over Rs 70 crore in last three years

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Taj Mahal is one of the highest revenue yielding centrally protected monuments in the country. In last three years (from 2008 to Jan 2011), the central government has earned over Rs 70 crore from this love monument in Agra. Compared to 2009, the revenue has made a high jump in the year 2010 when the monument earned Rs 23 crore, over nine core more from the previous year.

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Many other monuments in the city of Agra are also charming people to shell out money to have a love look at them. They include Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar’s tomb and Itimad-ud-Daulah.

The details of revenue earned by way of entrance tickets on centrally protected ticketed monuments in Agra during the last four years are given below. The revenue so earned is deposited in the Consolidated Fund of Government of India.

The conservation, preservation and maintenance of monuments declared as of national importance are undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India through in-house expertise available rather than any private sector. The conservation, preservation and maintenance of the monuments have no overlap with enhancement of income generation.

Revenue from entrance fee at the monuments in Agra during the last four years (upto Jan. 2011)