Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales, generated revenue of Rs 297 crore: Govt

According to the data, the Taj Mahal consistently ranked as the highest-earning monument for all five years.

Mughal-era mausoleum Taj Mahal was the top-earning ASI-protected monument through ticket sales, generating a revenue of ₹297 crore in the last five years, according to data shared by the government.

Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort in Delhi were in the second and third positions, generating revenues of ₹23,80,16,983 and ₹18,08,90,825, respectively.

Shekhawat was asked about the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, along with year-wise and monument-wise data. He also listed the monuments that have earned the highest income through ticket sales over the same period.

In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.

According to the data, the Taj Mahal consistently ranked as the highest-earning monument for all five years.

The Taj Mahal, commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century, is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.

In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and the Sun Temple in Konark secured the second and third spots.

In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort in Delhi were once again the second and third highest-earning monuments.