The ascendency of India as an economic world power

Taj Mahal is perhaps the top tourist attraction of India. There are many reasons why you should visit India but to many people, Taj Mahal is the only reason to be there. Yes, thousands of people from around the world come to visit this place. They don’t mind that they have to pay many times more than an Indian visitor for purchasing the admission ticket to Taj Mahal. Until now, foreign tourists had the option of paying the ticket fee in Indian Rupee or US dollar.

In the last few weeks, Indian currency has become strong against US dollar. So, Indian government does not want to suffer any loss of revenue from historical sites like Taj Mahal. So, foreign tourists will have to pay in Indian currency from now to buy the admission ticket. 

BBC reported:

Until now, foreign tourists to sites such at the Taj Mahal have had the option of paying in dollars or rupees.

The ruling will affect nearly 120 sites of interest run by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Of these, at least 27 are World Heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal.

'International practices'

The ruling is due to be implemented next week. Entrance fees to the sites in question will be either 250 rupees ($6.35) or 100 rupees ($2.54).

  
I don’t think that this is a smart move from Indian government. India has some of the most attractive tourist sites in the world and India earns a lot of foreign exchange from the tourists. So, Indian government should try to make the life of foreign tourists easier.