NEW DELHI: The government earned Rs 87.03 crore from entrance fee at 116 centrally-protected monuments in 2010-11, out of which Rs 19.89 crore - the highest - came from footfalls at the Taj Mahal. Eight monuments in the Agra circle contributed the maximum, Rs 37.85 crore, to the kitty.
The overall income is an improvement on 2009-10 figure of Rs 78.23 crore. Agra circle\'s income has also gone up by more than Rs 3 crore from 2009-10.
After Taj Mahal, Agra Fort had maximum visitors as it earned Rs 10.42 crore from tickets, followed by Qutub Minar in Delhi that reported earnings of Rs 10.05 crore. In Agra, Fatehpur Sikri was the third-highest earner (Rs 5.73 crore).
As centrally-protected monuments are divided into various circles, Delhi circle, which boasts of 10 monuments, is the second-highest earner at Rs 22.95 crore. In Delhi, Humayun\'s Tomb earned Rs 6.15 crore, followed by Rs 5.9 crore from the Red Fort. Jantar Mantar raked up Rs 30.25 lakh, Purana Qila (Rs 37.63 lakh), Tughluqabad (2.92 lakh), Feroze Shah Kotla (Rs 2.91 lakh), Safdarjung Tomb (Rs 10.16 lakh) and Sultangiri Tomb (a paltry Rs 1,650).
Aurangabad circle that has six monuments, including Ajanta, Ellora and Aurangabad Caves, earned Rs 4.27 crore. Ellora, alone, contributed Rs 1.99 crore followed by Ajanta\'s Rs 1.08 crore. Bhopal circle\'s nine monuments, including legendary ones like Bhojshala, Khajuraho, Sanchi and Mandu, contributed Rs 3.69 crore.
Circles of Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore and Hyderabad earned Rs 2.97 crore, Rs 2.59 crore, Rs 2.53 crore and Rs 1.98 crore, respectively. Income from the entrance fee has gone up steadily over the years.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
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