Comments on: Privileged Vs Ordinary Access At Taj Mahal

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Thu, 17 May 2018 03:11:40 +0000

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By: Apoorva Singh

Apoorva Singh — Wed, 16 May 2018 17:27:57 +0000

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By: Sanjeev kher

Sanjeev kher — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 06:36:53 +0000

Government gets foreign money by
charging foreigners more, every country does that, nothing wrong.

By: anand patel

anand patel — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:56:03 +0000

being indian, i need to buy high value ticket, because i want to save my time. i have visit the taj on Saturday when at least 1 km line for enterance in the taj. so i get idea to buy highvalue ticket , there is no line for highvalue ticket holder.

i have enjoy lot due to lots of privilage offered to highvalue ticket holder. only in 1 hour i have visited all place in tajmahal.

ticket of highvalue is Rs 750 per person. if i wait for ordinary line i have to spend whole day in taj. 1 hour for enterence & 3 hour line for main enterance in taj gummat.

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:28:53 +0000

I feel that a parity should be established in having differential pricing and privilege access across all monuments/museums,which clearly is not the case here. As Anuradha mentioned, none of the other monuments in India that have differential pricing have privileged access.

By: Inder Sen

Inder Sen — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:21:02 +0000

I agree with you partially. Differential Ticketing is omnipresent in India right from our neighborhood temples to Tirumala.
What I do not agree at all is not allowing Indians to buy that ticket. If the tickets are for only for foreigners then introduce another ticket which allows Indians take the shorter path

By: Inder Sen

Inder Sen — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:20:26 +0000

By: Ewa Barczykowska

Ewa Barczykowska — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:50:57 +0000

Hi Anu,
Incidentally, I agree 100% with Toby and I allow myself to copy and paste what he said as it also concerns me.
1. Differential pricing is fine
2. Differential treatment based on differential pricing is fine (it's just a class of service like on train or plane)
3. Differential pricing should be available to Indians too
4. It shouldn't be Foreigner/Indian, it should be Foreigner/Resident. It is this way at many places in India (Qtub Minar for instance). While I agree that a visiting foreigner should pay higher prices, I don't think a foreigner who's an Indian resident should. In my case I'm a foreigner, but I live in India. I earn in rupees. I pay (a lot) of taxes. I should get the lower price (and the lower class of service).
Thanks Anu and Toby!

By: ashis dutta

ashis dutta — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:55:09 +0000

The differential rate is justified.

Let’s look at it this way. The upkeep of a heritage site demands that an entry fee of around Rs. 600 – 800 is levied on each visitor. Most heritage sites around the world (not just the ‘western world’) have an entry fee between US$ 5 and 15.

But such fee – which is very much justifiable – will keep the heritage site beyond the reach of most of the ordinary Indians.

The authorities here have shown scant marketing wisdom. They should have put it this way:

Entry fee: Rs. 700
Special discounted fee ONLY for Indians: Rs.20.

This is actually the fact of the case.
- Ashis Dutta, Bangalore

By: Toby

Toby — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:55:58 +0000

I feel:

1. Differential pricing is fine
2. Differential treatment based on differential pricing is fine (it's just a class of service like on train or plane)
3. Differential pricing should be available to Indians too
4. It shouldn't be Foreigner/Indian, it should be Foreigner/Resident. It is this way at many places in India (Qtub Minar for instance). While I agree that a visiting foreigner should pay higher prices, I don't think a foreigner who's an Indian resident should. In my case I'm a foreigner, but I live in India. I earn in rupees. I pay (a lot) of taxes. I should get the lower price (and the lower class of service).