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Delhi: Centre asks PSUs, corporate sector to adopt monuments
Sep 07, 2017
08:28 pm
What's the story
World Heritage Sites in India, including Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, could soon get a major revamp with world-class facilities. Facilities like Wi-Fi, drinking-water, Braille signage, restaurants, state-of-art toilets, etc. could be introduced in such places. The Centre reached out to PSUs and corporates to adopt over 116 ticketed monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India.
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Tourism and Culture Secretary Rashmi Saxena's statement
Rashmi Saxena stated: "We have written to some prominent entities and the response has been positive till now. We are also looking forward to putting in place a mechanism for tour guides, and a policy is being drafted at the moment."