Lok Sabha Question No. 5058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Installation of PoS Machines at Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## INSTALLATION OF POS MACHINES AT MONUMENTS

## 5058. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  has  started/proposes  to  start  installing Point of Sale (PoS) machines at monuments to encourage cashless purchase of entry tickets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  entry  ticket/fee  is  charged  at  only  few  monuments  out  of  over  3,600 monuments under central protection across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  ASI  has  fixed  any  target  to  complete  the  installation  of  Point  of  Sale machines at all monuments and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE, FOR ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes madam, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has already installed Point of Sale (PoS) machines at monuments to encourage cashless purchase of entry tickets;
- (b) Details are given at Annexure-I.
- (c) Yes madam, entry ticket/fee are charged at 116 monuments. The details are given at Annexure-I.
- (d) No target has been fixed.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B&C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5058 FOR 26.03.2018

## LIST OF LOCATION WISE 116 TICKETED MONUMENTS AND DETAILS OF INSTALLED POINT OF SALE (POS) MACHINES AT TICKETED MONUMENTS OF ASI

| Sl. No.   | STATE / Name of monument                                                         | Detail of installed Point of Sale (PoS) at ticketed monuments   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|           | AGRA CIRCE                                                                       |                                                                 |
| 1.        | Taj Mahal                                                                        | Installed                                                       |
| 2.        | Agra Fort                                                                        | Installed                                                       |
| 3.        | Fatehpur Sikri                                                                   | Installed                                                       |
| 4.        | Akbar Tomb Sikandra                                                              | Installed                                                       |
| 5.        | Mariam Tomb Sikandra                                                             | Installed                                                       |
| 6.        | Ram Bagh                                                                         | Installed                                                       |
| 7.        | Itimad-ud-Daulah Tomb                                                            | Installed                                                       |
| 8.        | Mehtab Bagh                                                                      | Installed                                                       |
|           | AURANGABAD CIRCLE                                                                |                                                                 |
| 9.        | Ajanta caves                                                                     | Not Installed                                                   |
| 10.       | Ellora Caves, Ellora, Distt. Aurangabad                                          | Installed                                                       |
| 11.       | Pandulena Caves, Mahoor, Distt. Nanded                                           | Installed                                                       |
| 12.       | Daulatabad Fort, Daulatabad, Distt. Aurangabad                                   | Installed                                                       |
| 13.       | Tomb of Rabia Durani (Bibi KaMaqbara), Aurangabad, Distt. Aurangabad             | Installed                                                       |
| 14.       | Aurangabad Caves, Aurangabad, Distt. Aurangabad                                  | Installed                                                       |
|           | AMARAVATI CIRCLE                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 15.       | Lower fort (Raja and Rani Mahal), Chandragiri, Distt. Chittoor                   | Installed                                                       |
| 16.       | Hill of Nagarjunakonda with ancient remains, Pullareddigudem, District Guntur    | Installed                                                       |
| 17.       | Ruined Buddhist Stupa and other remains, Amaravati, District Guntur              | Installed                                                       |
| 18.       | Four storeyed rock-cut Hindu temple, Undavalli, Distt. Guntur                    | Installed                                                       |
| 19.       | Buddhist monuments, Guntapalle, Distt. West Godavari                             | Installed                                                       |
|           | BANGALORE CIRCLE                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 20.       | Daryia Daulat Bagh, Srirangapatanam, Distt. Mandya                               | Installed                                                       |
| 21.       | Keshava temple, Somnathpur, Distt. Mysore                                        | Installed                                                       |
| 22.       | Palace of TipuSultan, Bangalore, Distt. Bangalore                                | Installed                                                       |
| 23.       | Fortress and Temple Chitrudurga fort, Chitradurga, Distt. Chitradurga            | Installed                                                       |
|           | BHOPAL CIRCLE                                                                    |                                                                 |
| 24.       | Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho, Distt. Chhatirapur                          | Installed                                                       |
| 25.       | The Palace in the fort, Burhanpur, Distt. Burhanpur                              | Installed                                                       |
| 26.       | Group of monuments, Mandu, Distt. Dhar                                           | Installed                                                       |
| 27.       | Roopmati'sPavilion, Mandu, Distt. Dhar                                           | Not Installed                                                   |
| 28.       | Hoshang Shah's tomb Mandu, Distt. Dhar                                           | Installed                                                       |
| 29.       | Buddhist Monuments, Sanchi, Distt. Raisen                                        | Installed                                                       |
| 30.       | Buddhist Caves, Bagh, Distt. Dhar                                                | Installed                                                       |
| 31.       | Gwalior Fort, Gwalior, Distt. Gwalior                                            | Installed                                                       |
|           | BHUBANESHWAR CIRCLE                                                              |                                                                 |
| 32.       | Sun Temple, Konarak, Distt. Puri                                                 | Installed                                                       |
| 33.       | Rajarani temple, Bhubaneshwer, Distt. Puri                                       | Installed                                                       |
| 34.       | Ancient Remains on both Udaigiri & Khandagiri hills, Bhubaneshwar, Distt. Khurda | Installed                                                       |
| 35.       | Ratnagiri Monuments, RatnagiriDistt. Jajpur                                      | Installed                                                       |
| 36.       | Ruins of Buddhist temples and images, Lalitagiri, Distt. Cuttack                 | Installed                                                       |

|     | CHENNAI CIRCLE                                                          |               |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 37. | Group of Monuments, Mamallapuram, Distt. Kanchipuram                    | Installed     |
| 38. | Gingee fort, (RajgiridandKrishnagiri), Gingee, Distt. Villupuram        | Installed     |
| 39. | Fort, Tirumayam, Distt. Pudukkottai                                     | Installed     |
| 40. | Fort St. George, Chennai, Distt. Chennai.                               | Installed     |
| 41. | Fort, Dindigul, Distt. Dindigul                                         | Installed     |
| 42. | Rock-Cut Jain temple, Sittanavassal, Distt. Pudukkottai                 | Installed     |
| 43. | Natural Cavern called Eladipallanan, Sittannavassal, Distt. Pudukkottai | Installed     |
| 44. | Moovarkoil Kodumbalur                                                   | Installed     |
|     | CHANDIGARH CIRCLE                                                       |               |
| 45. | Sheikh Chilli's tomb, Thanesar, Distt. Kurukshetra                      | Installed     |
| 46. | Suraj Kund, Lakharpur, Distt. Faridabad                                 | Installed     |
|     | DHARWAD CIRCLE                                                          |               |
| 47. | Durga temple, Aihole, Distt. Bagalkot                                   | Installed     |
| 48. | Cave at Badami, Distt. Bijapur                                          | Installed     |
| 49. | Group of temples, Pattadakal, Distt.Bagalkot                            | Installed     |
| 50. | Gol-Gumbaz, Bijapur, Distt. Bijapur                                     | Installed     |
| 51. | Ibrahim Rauza, Bijapur, Distt. Bijapur                                  | Installed     |
| 52. | Temples & Sculpture Gallery, Lakkundi, Distt. Gadag                     | Installed     |
|     | DELHI CIRCLE                                                            |               |
| 53. | Jantar Mantar                                                           | Installed     |
| 54. | Khan-i-Khana                                                            | Not Installed |
| 55. | Purana Qila                                                             | Installed     |
| 56. | Tughluqabad Fort                                                        | Installed     |
| 57. | Kotla Feroz Shah                                                        | Installed     |
| 58. | Safdarjung Tomb                                                         | Installed     |
| 59. | Red Fort                                                                | Installed     |
| 60. | Humayun's Tomb                                                          | Installed     |
| 61. | Sultan Garhi                                                            | Installed     |
| 62. | Qutb Minar                                                              | Installed     |
|     | GUWAHATI CIRCLE                                                         |               |
| 63. | Karenghar of Ahom Kings, Sibsagar, Distt. Sibsagar                      | Installed     |
| 64. | Group of Four Maidans                                                   | Installed     |
| 65. | Ranghar Ruins, Joysagar, Distt. Sibsagar/ working                       | Installed     |
| 66. | Ahom Raja's Palace                                                      | Installed     |
| 67. | Bishnudol, Joysagar, Distt. Sibsagar                                    | Installed     |
|     | HYDERABAD CIRCLE                                                        |               |
| 68. | Charminar                                                               | Installed     |
| 69. | Golkonda Fort, Golkonda, District Hyderabad                             | Installed     |
| 70. | Warangal fort, Warangal, Distt. Warangal                                | Installed     |
|     | HAMPI MINI-CIRCLE                                                       |               |
| 71. | Group of monuments, Hampi, Distt. Bellary                               | Installed     |
| 72. | Bellary fort, Bellary, Distt. Bellary                                   | Installed     |
|     | JAIPUR CIRCLE                                                           |               |
| 73. | Deeg Bhawan, Deeg, Distt. Bharatpur                                     | Installed     |
|     | JODHPUR CIRCLE                                                          |               |
| 74. | Kumbhalgarh fort, Kumbalgarh, Distt. Rajsamand                          | Installed     |
| 75. | Chittaurgarh fort, ChittaurgarhDistt. Chittaurgarh                      | Installed     |
|     | KOLKATA CIRCLE                                                          |               |
| 76. | Hazarduari palace, KillaNizamat, Distt. Murshidabad                     | Installed     |
| 77. | Cooch Bihar Palace, Cooch Behar, Distt. Cooch Behar                     | Not Installed |
| 78. | Bishnupur Temples, Bishnupur, Distt. Bankura                            | Installed     |

|      | LEH MINI-CIRCLE                                                            |               |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 79.  | Ancient palace Leh, Distt. Leh (Ladakh)                                    | Installed     |
|      | LUCKNOW CIRCLE                                                             |               |
| 80.  | Rani Jhansi Fort, Jhansi, Distt. Jhansi                                    | Installed     |
| 81.  | Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahal, Jhansi, Distt. Jhansi                              | Installed     |
| 82.  | Site of Sahet -Mahet, Distt. Sravastinagar                                 | Installed     |
| 83.  | Residency Buildings, Lucknow, Distt. Lucknow                               | Installed     |
| 84.  | Kalinjar Fort, Kalinjar, Distt. Banda                                      | Not Installed |
|      | MUMBAI CIRCLE                                                              |               |
| 85.  | Elephanta Caves, Gharapuri, Distt. Raigad                                  | Installed     |
| 86.  | Buddhist Caves, Kanheri, Distt. Mumbai Suburban                            | Not Installed |
| 87.  | Cave, Temple and Inscriptions, Junnar, Distt. Pune.                        | Installed     |
| 88.  | Shaniwarwada, Pune, Distt. Pune                                            | Installed     |
| 89.  | Old fort, Sholapur, Distt. Sholapur                                        | Installed     |
| 90.  | Aga Khan Palace building, Pune, Distt. Pune                                | Installed     |
| 91.  | Kolaba Fort                                                                | Installed     |
| 92.  | Cave, Temple and Inscriptions, Karla Distt. Pune.                          | Not Installed |
| 93.  | Cave, Temple and Inscriptions, Bhaja, Distt. Pune.                         | Installed     |
| 94.  | Raigad Fort, Raigad, Distt. Raigad                                         | Not Installed |
|      | PATNA CIRCLE                                                               |               |
| 95.  | Site of Mauryan Palace, Kumrahar, Patna, Distt. Patna                      | Installed     |
| 96.  | Ancient ruins Vaishali, Distt. Vaishali                                    | Installed     |
| 97.  | Sher Shah's tomb, Sasaram, Distt. Rohtas                                   | Installed     |
| 98.  | Excavated Site, Nalanda, Distt. Nalanda                                    | Installed     |
| 99.  | Ancient Site of Vikramshila, Antichak, Distt. Bhagalpur                    | Installed     |
|      | RAIPUR CIRCLE                                                              |               |
| 100. | Laxman Temple                                                              | Installed     |
|      | SARNATH CIRCLE                                                             |               |
| 101. | Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Distt. Varanasi                                    | Installed     |
| 102. | Observatory of Man Singh, Varanasi, Distt. Varanasi                        | Installed     |
| 103. | Old fort, Jaunpur, Distt. Jaunpur                                          | Installed     |
| 104. | Lord Cornwallis Tomb, Ghazipur, Distt. Ghazipur                            | Installed     |
|      | SHIMLA CIRCLE                                                              |               |
| 105. | Ruined fort, Kangra, Distt. Kangra                                         | Installed     |
| 106. | Rock-cut Temples and Sculptures, Masrur, Distt. Kangra                     | Installed     |
|      | SRINAGAR CIRCLE                                                            |               |
| 107. | Ancient palaces attributed to Raja Suchet Singh, Ramnagar, Distt. Udhampur | Installed     |
| 108. | Avantiswami temple, Avantipura, Distt. Pulwama                             | Installed     |
| 109. | Group of temples, Kiramchi, Distt. Udhampur                                | Installed     |
|      | THRISSUR CIRCLE                                                            |               |
| 110. | Bekal Fort, Pallikere, Distt. Kasargod                                     | Installed     |
|      | VADODARA CIRCLE                                                            |               |
| 111. | Sun Temple, Modhera, Distt. Mehsana                                        | Installed     |
| 112. | Rani Ki-Vav, Patan, Distt. Patan                                           | Installed     |
| 113. | Champaner Monuments, Champaner, Distt. Godhra                              | Installed     |
| 114. | Asokan Rock Edict, Junagadh, Distt. Junagadh                               | Installed     |
| 115. | Buddhish Caves, Junagadh, Distt. Junagadh.                                 | Installed     |
| 116. | Baba Pyare, KhapraKodia Caves, Junagadh, Distt. Junagadh                   | Installed     |