{"id":838888,"date":"2025-04-04T08:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/taj-mahal-tops-asi-ticket-earnings-for-five-consecutive-years-govt-data\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T08:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:11:34","slug":"taj-mahal-tops-asi-ticket-earnings-for-five-consecutive-years-govt-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/taj-mahal-tops-asi-ticket-earnings-for-five-consecutive-years-govt-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Taj Mahal tops ASI ticket earnings for five consecutive years: Govt data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-list-19584143\">\n<p><a title=\"home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/\">Home<\/a><span><\/span><a title=\"Travel News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/travel\/\">Travel News<\/a><span><\/span><span>Taj Mahal tops ASI ticket earnings for five consecutive years: Govt data<\/span><\/p>\n<section>\n<p><h2>The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Profile image\" title=\"Profile image\" id loading=\"lazy\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/static\/images\/author.png\"><span>By <span>PTI\u00a0<\/span><span>April 4, 2025, 12:40:19 AM IST (Published)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Taj Mahal tops ASI ticket earnings for five consecutive years: Govt data\" title=\"Taj Mahal tops ASI ticket earnings for five consecutive years: Govt data\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cnbctv18.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pti10-05-2024-000308a-2024-10-677866d434230da91932bf3e9672c597.jpg?impolicy=website&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the \u201dhighest income\u201d through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\nUnion Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe was asked the amount that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/tags\/archaeological-survey-of-india-asi.htm\">Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)<\/a><\/p>\n<p> has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.<\/p>\n<p>\nAccording to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/travel\/taj-mahal-tops-asi-ticket-earnings-for-five-consecutive-years-govt-data-19584143.htm\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Travel News Taj Mahal tops ASI ticket earnings for five consecutive years: Govt data The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. 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