Lok Sabha Question No. 2485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Revenue Generated from ASI Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2485. TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## REVENUE GENERATED FROM ASI PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## 2485. SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of year-wise and monument-wise collection of amount for last five years from the sale of tickets by Archeological Survey of India (ASI) from the protected monuments of Agra along with the corresponding amount spent on their conservation;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  surroundings  of  protected  monuments  of Agra are ordinarily dirty;
- (c) whether  the  Government  or  ASI  are  making  any  efforts  to  ensure  cleanliness  in  the surroundings of the monuments of Agra circle of ASI; and
- (d) whether the Government is aware that most of the protected monuments of Agra have no  parking  facility  and  whether  Government  has  made  any  effort  to  provide  parking facility for every monument?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The details of year-wise and monument-wise amount collected from entry fee at centrally protected ticketed  monuments  in  Agra  and  amount spent on conservation and preservation of these monuments during the last five years is at Annexure.
- (b) The area around the monument which is owned by the ASI is cleaned regularly with the
- & help of outsourced staff.

(c)

- (d) Parking facility is available for tourists at the ticketed monuments of Agra namely (i) Taj Mahal, (ii) Agra Fort, (iii) Akbar's Tomb, (iv) Mariam's Tomb, (v) Ram Bagh, (vi) Fatehpur Sikri (vii) Mehtab Bagh and (viii) Jhun Jhun Katora.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2485 FOR 13.12.2021 REVENUE COLLECTED FROM ENTRY FEE AT CENETRALLY PROTECTED TICKETED MONUMENTS IN AGRA AND AMOUNT SPENT ON CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THEM DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

| Sl. No.   | Monuments              | FY.2016-17   | FY.2017-18   | FY.2018-19   | FY.2019-20     | FY.2020-21   |
|-----------|------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|           | Agra Fort              |              |              |              |                |              |
| 1         | (a) Revenue            | 27,46,56,590 | 30,55,72,080 | 34,47,78,635 | 28,94,04,195   | 1,30,58,070  |
| 1         | (b) Expenditure        | 77,32,752    | 65,20,764    | 40,04,571    | 2,00,08,405    | 2,02,43,191  |
| 2         | Akbar Tomb Sikandra    |              |              |              |                |              |
| 2         | (a) Revenue            | 1,07,56,230  | 1,08,22,340  | 1,38,06,235  | 1,12,31,970    | 19,01,910    |
| 2         | (b) Expenditure        | 9,49,797     | 13,90,268    | 12,94,005    | 35,37,098      | 40,83,279    |
| 3         | Fatehpur Sikri         |              |              |              |                |              |
| 3         | (a) Revenue            | 7,59,03,279  | 19,04,11,700 | 11,98,16,630 | 9,99,08,376    | 36,05,625    |
| 3         | (b) Expenditure        | 1,31,60,161  | 90,02,764    | 17,14,404    | 2,31,54,711    | 1,34,18,993  |
| 4         | Itimad-ud- Daulah Tomb |              |              |              |                |              |
| 4         | (a) Revenue            | 1,40,81,280  | 2,00,33,905  | 2,99,02,985  | 2,65,33,925    | 8,34,830     |
| 4         | (b) Expenditure        | 7,42,672     | 33,27,920    | 41,01,785    | 32,32,647      | 17,91,749    |
| 5         | Mariam Tomb, Sikandra  |              |              |              |                |              |
| 5         | (a) Revenue            | 7,60,610     | 4,91,400     | 8,00,590     | 6,78,310       | 1,90,040     |
| 5         | (b) Expenditure        | 2,58,372     | 3,43,344     | 3,97,596     | 6,37,295       | 6,16,634     |
| 6         | Mehtab Bagh            |              |              |              |                |              |
| 6         | (a) Revenue            | 1,10,07,335  | 1,64,94,930  | 2,70,39,270  | 2,25,59,161    | 12,19,990    |
| 6         | (b) Expenditure        | 22,30,815    | 28,83,523    | 22,30,757    | 30,83,847      | 27,90,730    |
| 7         | Ram Bagh               |              |              |              |                |              |
| 7         | (a) Revenue            | 12,25,570    | 10,70,115    | 19,06,900    | 22,60,470      | 3,62,420     |
| 7         | (b) Expenditure        | 4,16,487     | 8,97,712     | 9,43,575     | 9,73,227       | 12,55,876    |
| 8         | Taj Mahal              |              |              |              |                |              |
| 8         | (a) Revenue            | 49,67,89,740 | 56,83,06,551 | 81,95,46,355 | 1,06,82,88,915 | 11,29,07,675 |
| 8         | (b) Expenditure        | 2,13,70,652  | 1,34,59,906  | 1,28,34,849  | 2,63,31,676    | 1,47,78,076  |

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