REVENUE GENERATED FROM TICKETED MONUMENTS

• Ticketed monuments are the small subset of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Centrally Protected Monuments (CPMs) where an entry fee is levied; their footfall and revenue serve as a barometer of cultural tourism.
• Out of 3,686 ASI-protected monuments/sites under the AMASR Act, 1958, only 143 are presently ticketed.
• Examinable for GS-I (Culture), GS-II (Government schemes) and GS-III (Tourism economy).