Lok Sabha Question No. 3397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Online Ticket for Night Viewing of Taj Mahal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3397 ANSWERED ON 9.8.2021

## ONLINE TICKET FOR NIGHT VIEWING OF TAJ MAHAL

3397. SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the problem of the visitors of Taj Mahal who plan to see it at night but have to buy physical tickets from the office of the ASI one day ahead of their day of visit;
- (b) if so, the action plan if any, for making the ticket for night viewing available online on the same day; and
- (c) the total number of year-wise visitors who visited Taj Mahal to see it at night and the amount collected from such visitors?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G.KISHAN REDDY)

- (a)&(b) Archaeological Survey of India has been issuing tickets from its office at Agra, 24  hours  in  advance  as  per  the  directions  dated  25.11.2004  by  the  Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in WP (Civil) No. 13381/1984 by M.C. Mehta vs Union of India.
- (c) The total number of year-wise visitors who visited Taj Mahal for night viewing and the amount collected from them is at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3397 FOR 9.8.2021

NUMBER OF VISITORS AND AMOUNT OF ENTRY FEE COLLECTED (YEAR-WISE) FOR NIGHT VIEWING OF TAJ MAHAL

| Sl. No.   | Number of visitors   | Number of visitors   | Number of visitors   | Number of visitors   | Total Number of Visitors   | Total Amount (Rs.)   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Year                 | Indian               | Foreigner            | Children             | Total Number of Visitors   | Total Amount (Rs.)   |
| 1         | Nov. 2004-2005       | 1651                 | 1289                 | 279                  | 3219                       | 1948260              |
| 2         | 2005-2006            | 1043                 | 1201                 | 204                  | 2448                       | 1534680              |
| 3         | 2006-2007            | 1011                 | 1195                 | 149                  | 2355                       | 1484860              |
| 4         | 2007-2008            | 1414                 | 1788                 | 268                  | 3470                       | 2191060              |
| 5         | 2008-2009            | 1220                 | 1322                 | 169                  | 2711                       | 1698200              |
| 6         | 2009-2010            | 1575                 | 1903                 | 308                  | 3786                       | 2380722              |
| 7         | 2010-2011            | 1818                 | 1966                 | 362                  | 4146                       | 2592688              |
| 8         | 2011-2012            | 2763                 | 2803                 | 378                  | 5944                       | 3700380              |
| 9         | 2012-2013            | 4687                 | 3270                 | 914                  | 8871                       | 5299870              |
| 10        | 2013-2014            | 4483                 | 2855                 | 776                  | 8114                       | 4815580              |
| 11        | 2014-2015            | 4976                 | 1595                 | 712                  | 7283                       | 4684790              |
| 12        | 2015-2016            | 7509                 | 2454                 | 1299                 | 11262                      | 6337950              |
| 13        | 2016-2017            | 5274                 | 2071                 | 720                  | 8065                       | 4602990              |
| 14        | 2017-2018            | 6639                 | 2645                 | 927                  | 10211                      | 5833140              |
| 15        | 2018-2019            | 5889                 | 2561                 | 997                  | 9447                       | 5422640              |
| 16        | 2019-2020            | 6813                 | 1991                 | 862                  | 9666                       | 5398880              |

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