Entry fee for monuments hiked

New Delhi: Entry to 116 key historical monuments under ASI across the country, including the Red Fort, Qutab Minar and Ajanta-Ellora caves, became costlier from Friday.

The government effected a three-fold hike in the entry fee for the monuments for domestic visitors and 100 per cent for foreign tourists. For the 32 ‘World Heritage Monuments’, the ticket price has been increased to Rs 30 from Rs 10 for the domestic visitor, while the entry fee for foreign nationals has been hiked to Rs 500 from Rs 250.