Lok Sabha Question No. 1906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: e-Ticketing for Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1906 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016 AGRAHAYANA 7, 1938 (SAKA)

## E-TICKETING FOR MONUMENTS

## 1906. SHRI  P. KUMAR :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Archaeological  Survey  of  India  proposes  to  introduce  eticketing system for entry into protected monuments in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  said  proposal  is likely to be implemented;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to increase the revenue from the ticketed monuments in the country; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  revenue  generated from each such monument, State-wise and monument-wise during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) Yes,  Madam.    Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  has  already introduced  e-ticketing  at  92  centrally  protected  monuments  out  of 116 ticketed monuments/sites under ASI. The e-ticketing at remaining  24  centrally  protected  monuments  to  be  introduced shortly.
- (c)&(d) Yes,  Madam.    The  entry  fee  for  ticketed  monuments  under Archaeological Survey of India has been increased with effect from 1.4.2016.  The  details  rate  of  entry  fee  are  at  Annexure-I.  The details of revenue earned from ticketed monuments during the last three years are at Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE -I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)&(d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1906 FOR 28.11.2016

Entry fee Structure at Centrally Protected Ticketed Monuments effective from 1.4.2016

|                                                 |                                                                                                   | Previous Entry Fee rates   | Entry fee w.e.f. 1.4.2016   |
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Category A monuments (World Heritage Monuments) | (i) Citizen of India and visitors from SAARC and BIMSTEC countries and overseas citizens of India | Rs.10/- per head           | Rs.30/- per head            |
| Category A monuments (World Heritage Monuments) | (ii) Others (All Nationals other than from countries mentioned above)                             | Rs.250/- per head          | Rs.500/- per head           |
| Category A monuments (World Heritage Monuments) | (iii) Others (as ii above)                                                                        | ---                        | *Rs.750/- per head          |
| Category B monuments (Other ticketed Monuments) | (i) Citizen of India and visitors from SAARC and BIMSTEC countries and overseas citizens of India | Rs.5/- per head            | Rs.15/-per head             |
| Category B monuments (Other ticketed Monuments) | (ii) Others (All Nationals other than from countries mentioned above)                             | Rs.100/- per head          | Rs.200/-per head            |
| Category B monuments (Other ticketed Monuments) | (iii) Others (as ii above)                                                                        | ---                        | *Rs.300/- per head          |

## ANNEXURE -II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)&(d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1906 FOR 28.11.2016

REVENUE DATA FROM ENTRANCE FEE AT CENTRALLY PROTECTED TICKETED MONUMENTS UNDER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

## Amount in Rupees

| Sl.No   | Name of State and Monument/ Site            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh                              |           |           |           |
| 1.      | Buddhist Stupa and remains, Amaravathi      | 110070    | 158530    | 163000    |
| 2.      | Ancient Remains at Nagarjunakonda           | 623265    | 606980    | 377795    |
| 3.      | Rock-cut Hindu Temple, Undavalli            | 308940    | 416245    | 533235    |
| 4.      | Buddhist Monuments, Guntuplli               | 90205     | 115335    | 112760    |
| 5.      | Fort, Chandragiri                           | 405220    | 526295    | 566810    |
|         | Total                                       | 1537700   | 1823385   | 1753600   |
| 6.      | Ahom Raja's Palace, Garhgaon, Sibsagar      | 293595    | 315751    | 392600    |
| 7.      | Karenghar of Ahom Kings, Sibsagar           | 871615    | 819290    | 1060820   |
| 8.      | Ranghar pavillion, Jaisagar                 | 3634435   | 447695    | 608855    |
| 9.      | Bisnudol, Joysagar                          | 96630     | 107460    | 114185    |
| 10.     | Group of four Maidams Charaideo, Sibsagar   | 217825    | 217455    | 242085    |
|         | Total                                       | 5114100   | 1907651   | 2418545   |
| 11.     | Remains of Patliputra, (Kumrahar) Patna     | 998890    | 924895    | 777650    |
| 12.     | Ancient Site of Vaishali, Kolhua            | 1442925   | 1567015   | 1643915   |
| 13.     | Excavated Remains at Nalanda                | 4684480   | 5275665   | 5450125   |
| 14.     | Ruins of Vikramshila, Antichak              | 297580    | 336960    | 298835    |
| 15.     | Sher Shah Suri's Tomb, Sararam              | 1201815   | 1396365   | 1566335   |
|         | Total                                       | 8625690   | 9500900   | 9736860   |
| 16.     | Laxman Temple, Sirpur                       | 341315    | 380300    | 414350    |
| 17.     | Champaner Monuments, Champaner              | 1661310   | 1802970   | 1927450   |
| 18.     | Sun Temple, Modhera                         | 2501020   | 2547795   | 2543335   |
| 19.     | Rani-ki-Vav, Patan                          | 1998390   | 2495290   | 2573775   |
| 20.     | Ashokan Rock Edicts, Junagadh               | 395395    | 48885     | 00        |
| 21.     | Buddhist Caves, Junagadh                    | 500960    | 521285    | 416075    |
| 22.     | Baba Pyare & Khapra Khodiya Caves, Junagadh | 25385     | 6575      | 6355      |
|         | Total:                                      | 7082460   | 7422800   | 7466990   |
| 23.     | Sheikh Chilli's Tomb, Thanesar              | 474545    | 637360    | 756525    |
| 24.     | Suraj Kund, Faridabad                       | 223180    | 258110    | 359240    |
| Total:  |                                             | 697725    | 895470    | 1115765   |

|     | Himachal Pradesh                                      |          |          |          |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 25. | Kangra Fort, Kangra                                   | 694370   | 814850   | 955060   |
| 26. | Rock- Cut Temple, Masroor                             | 227220   | 246840   | 308560   |
|     | Total:                                                | 921590   | 1061690  | 1263620  |
|     | Jammu & Kashmir                                       |          |          |          |
| 27. | Palace Complex at Ramnagar                            | 22050    | 22955    | 32325    |
| 28. | Group of Temples, Kiramchi                            | 20454    | 29045    | 29595    |
| 29. | Avantiswamin Temple, Avantipur                        | 164665   | 193165   | 206120   |
| 30. | Ancient Palace at Leh                                 | 860600   | 1091850  | 1072335  |
|     | Total:                                                | 1067769  | 1337015  | 1340375  |
|     | Karnataka                                             |          |          |          |
| 31. | World Heritage Site, Hampi                            | 58237340 | 14753000 | 15574380 |
| 32. | Daria Daulat Bagh, Sriragapatna                       | 7101025  | 7139785  | 10024105 |
| 33. | Keshva Temble, Somanathpur                            | 2154580  | 1954660  | 2789920  |
| 34. | Palace of Tipu Sultan, Bangalore                      | 1129745  | 2290050  | 3499865  |
| 35. | Chitradurga Fort, Chitradurga                         | 2085865  | 2346035  | 3804720  |
| 36. | Bellary Fort, Bellary                                 | 113670   | 43540    | 48000    |
| 37. | Durga Temple Complex, Aihole                          | 1641500  | 1776145  | 1913625  |
| 38. | Jaina & Vaishnava Caves, Badami                       | 3017540  | 3104100  | 3390705  |
| 39. | Group of Monuments, Pattadakal                        | 4825940  | 4979140  | 5573080  |
| 40. | Gol-Gumbaz, Bijapur                                   | 5495050  | 5761275  | 584860   |
| 41. | Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur                                | 1364535  | 1238590  | 1589975  |
| 42. | Temple and Sculpture Shed, Lakkundi                   | 108570   | 88775    | 105695   |
|     | Total:                                                | 87275360 | 45475095 | 48898920 |
|     | Kerala                                                |          |          |          |
| 43. | Bekal Fort, Pallikkare                                | 1637180  | 1683660  | 1810055  |
| 44. | Mattancherry Palace Museum, Kochi, District Ernakulam | 1773365  | 1922255  | 2139080  |
|     | Total:                                                | 3410545  | 3605915  | 3949135  |
|     | Madhya Pradesh                                        |          |          |          |
| 45. | Buddhist Caves, Bagh                                  | 111445   | 127880   | 133905   |
| 46. | The Palace in the Fort, Burhanpur                     | 350465   | 352085   | 411315   |
| 47. | Hoshang Shah's Tomb, Mandu                            | 1172700  | 1385600  | 1284790  |
| 48. | Group of Monuments, Mandu                             | 1841700  | 2269215  | 2225840  |
| 49. | Roopmati Pavilion, Mandu                              | 1881440  | 2308635  | 2243630  |
| 50. | Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho                   | 22402030 | 20442150 | 19382770 |
| 51. | Buddhist monuments, Sanchi                            | 3618460  | 4128920  | 4376170  |
| 52. | Gwalior Fort, Gwalior                                 | 2274115  | 2144225  | 2457175  |
|     | Total:                                                | 33669128 | 33175417 | 32531265 |
| 53. | Ajanta Caves                                          | 9910010  | 9700160  | 10035620 |
| 54. | Ellora Caves                                          | 20622820 | 20404810 | 21889820 |
| 55. | Bibi ka Maqbara, Aurangabad                           | 7818100  | 8224535  | 8558605  |
| 56. | Daulatabad Fort, Aurangabad                           | 3615645  | 3538880  | 3747685  |
| 57. | Pandulena Caves, Mahoor                               | 1114270  | 1230030  | 1489080  |
| 58. | Aurangabad Caves, Aurangabad                          | 530850   | 582375   | 666155   |
| 59. | Elephanta Caves, Gharipuri                            | 12255330 | 14060230 | 16379200 |
| 60. | Buddhist Caves, Kanheri                               | 1167450  | 1784475  | 2088270  |
| 61. | Shaniwarwada, Pune                                    | 4727995  | 5217920  | 6412860  |

| 62.   | Agakhan Palace, Pune                                | 1316205   | 1641640   | 1795030   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 63.   | Lenyadri Caves                                      | 2030805   | 2329930   | 342755    |
| 64.   | Caves, temple and inscriptions, Karla               | 1199560   | 1298830   | 1395340   |
| 65.   | Caves, temple and inscriptions, Bhaja               | 263255    | 294030    | 342755    |
| 66.   | Raigad Fort, Raigad                                 | 855275    | 822225    | 1035120   |
| 67.   | Kolaba Fort                                         | 300715    | 280130    | 346105    |
| 68.   | Old Fort, Sholapur                                  | 111495    | 127270    | 139770    |
|       | Total:                                              | 67839780  | 71537470  | 76664170  |
|       | NCT Delhi                                           |           |           |           |
| 69.   | Jantar Mantar, Delhi                                | 2869495   | 2363600   | 2867940   |
| 70.   | Tomb of Khan-i-Khana, Delhi                         | 111830    | 123950    | 80160     |
| 71.   | Purana Qila, Delhi                                  | 5318120   | 5930835   | 10634185  |
| 72.   | Sultanghari Tomb, Delhi                             | 16025     | 14685     | 13205     |
| 73.   | Tughluqabad Fort, Delhi                             | 425790    | 466710    | 655115    |
| 74.   | Kotla Feroz Shah, Delhi                             | 581595    | 643280    | 727125    |
| 75.   | Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi                              | 1047535   | 1901915   | 1332235   |
| 76.   | Red fort, Delhi                                     | 60719750  | 59748550  | 61682400  |
| 77.   | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi                               | 71198110  | 63551550  | 60719470  |
| 78.   | Qutb Minar, Delhi                                   | 101505890 | 102926690 | 108587110 |
|       | Total:                                              | 243794140 | 237671765 | 247298945 |
| 79.   | Sun Temple, Konarak                                 | 24352060  | 25702130  | 29965080  |
| 80.   | Udayagiri & Khandagiri Caves, Bhubaneshwar          | 3036420   | 2231590   | 3238670   |
| 81.   | Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneshwar                       | 221345    | 253685    | 257860    |
| 82.   | Ratnagiri Monuments, Ratnagiri                      | 247320    | 242515    | 275065    |
| 83.   | Buddhist Remains, Lalitagiri                        | 170975    | 181950    | 203800    |
|       | Total:                                              | 28028120  | 28611870  | 33940475  |
|       | Rajasthan                                           |           |           |           |
| 84.   | Chittorgarh Fort, Chittorgarh                       | 4618240   | 5003855   | 4804685   |
| 85.   | Kumbhalgarh Fort, Kumbhalgarh                       | 2767295   | 3085840   | 3386660   |
| 86.   | Deeg Palaces, Deeg                                  | 300600    | 337810    | 389945    |
|       | Total:                                              | 7686135   | 8427505   | 8581290   |
|       | Tamilnadu                                           |           |           |           |
| 87.   | Group of Monuments, Mamallapuram                    | 27424160  | 27050890  | 27105640  |
| 88.   | Fort, Thirumanayam                                  | 400815    | 366420    | 368885    |
| 89.   | Gingee Fort, Gingee                                 | 1234205   | 1086600   | 767840    |
| 90.   | Fort, Dindigul                                      | 192345    | 157305    | 141685    |
| 91.   | Muvarkoil, Kodumbalur, Pudukkottai                  | 5740      | 7150      | 26170     |
| 92.   | Rock Cut Jain Temple, Sittannavassal                | 206790    | 250975    | 187035    |
| 93.   | Natural Cavern called Eladipallanan, Sittannavassal | 189310    | 199225    | 171754    |
|       | Total:                                              | 29653365  | 29118565  | 28769009  |

| 94.   | Charminar, Hyderabad                        | 8476725   | 9104805   |   9003380 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 95.   | Golconda Fort, Hyderabad                    | 9292120   | 10229425  |  10452720 |
| 96.   | Fort, Warangal                              | 644770    | 754865    |    805740 |
|       | Total:                                      | 18413615  | 20089095  |  20261840 |
| 97.   | Taj Mahal, Agra                             | 218273950 | 212355330 | 178777060 |
| 98.   | Agra fort, Agra                             | 102186790 | 105890140 | 134271790 |
| 99.   | Fatehpur Sikri                              | 56134640  | 63075490  |  52351750 |
| 100.  | Akbar's tomb, Sikandara, Agra               | 7203245   | 6314525   |   5834095 |
| 101.  | Mariam's tomb, Sikandara, Agra              | 283330    | 328915    |    307625 |
| 102.  | Itimad-ud-Daulah, Agra                      | 7743795   | 8806055   |   9698545 |
| 103.  | Rambagh group of monuments, Agra            | 402570    | 385765    |    404685 |
| 104.  | Mehtab Bagh, Agra                           | 2524250   | 3019835   |   3616600 |
| 105.  | Old fort (Shahi fort), Jaunpur              | 1209765   | 1141076   |   1031490 |
| 106.  | Lord Cornwallis Tomb, Ghazipur              | 162060    | 229820    |    168055 |
| 107.  | Observatory Man Singh (Man Mahal), Varanasi | 188070    | 740914    |    285535 |
| 108.  | Excavated Remains at Sarnath                | 10930205  | 12667554  |   7801495 |
| 109.  | Monuments of Sravasti, Sahet-Mahet          | 2507125   | 2906950   |   2416835 |
| 110.  | Jhansi Fort, Jhansi                         | 1276190   | 1387275   |   1480320 |
| 111.  | Rani Mahal, Jhansi                          | 70670     | 89970     |    101490 |
| 112.  | Residency, Lucknow                          | 2278370   | 2236575   |   2335965 |
| 113.  | Kalinjar Fort, Kalingar                     | --        | --        |    413510 |
|       | Total:                                      | 413375025 | 421576189 | 401296845 |
| 114.  | Kooch Bihar Palace, Kooch Bihar             | 2130810   | 2024115   |   2797780 |
| 115.  | Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad              | 7312550   | 7564500   |   8293190 |
| 116.  | Bishnupur Group of Temples, Bishnupur       | 540905    | 643900    |    765045 |
|       | Total:                                      | 9984265   | 10232515  |  11856015 |
|       | Gross Total:                                | 968501054 | 933833905 | 939542354 |