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The Mughal-era mausoleum, built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, generated a revenue of ₹297 crore in the last five years, according to data shared by the government. In FY24 alone, the collection through ticket sales was over ₹98.5 crore, the data showed.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise.
He was also asked to disclose data on the monuments that have received the highest income through sale of entry tickets in the last five years.
For all the five years, Taj Mahal topped the list, the written reply shared in a tabular format showed.
The data further showed that in FY24, the Taj Mahal saw a footfall of 67,80,215 people, the highest in the preceding five financial years.
The ticket sale amount was also the highest since FY20. In that financial year, the Taj Mahal collected ₹97,11,09,995 via ticket sales.