New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India on Wednesday announced that entry to all ticketed Government of India-protected monuments would be free of charge from August 5 to August 15, as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The ASI order said no entry fee would be charged at the monuments and ASI museums to commemorate 75 years of Independence of India.
India’s Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said in a tweet that the ASI had made entry to monuments free all across the country, as part of the celebrations of the 75th Independence Day.
Pertinently, there are over 3,600 ASI-protected monuments in the country. Out of these, 116 monuments across 19 states are ticketed, including 17 in Uttar Pradesh, 16 in Maharashtra, 12 in Karnataka, 10 in Delhi, eight in Madhya Pradesh, seven in Tamil Nadu, and six in Gujarat.
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