International Women's Day 2024: Free entry at THESE iconic monuments, cheap movie tickets and more

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reports claimed. These include all 3,691 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-protected ticketed monuments/museums including Taj Mahal in Agra, Red Fort and Qutab Minar in Delhi, Sun Temple in Konark, Ellora caves and Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. Check list here Free entry to these monuments will be provided to all women visitors from India and across the world.

This initiative was introduced by the Ministry of Culture in 2019, according to which only women visitors were allowed free entry in ASI monuments on Women’s Day. It was, however, extended to all visitors in 2022. ALSO READ: International Women's Day 2024: Wishes, quotes and messages to share Besides this, women will be granted free entry to monuments in Lucknow which fall] under the purview of the Hussainabad and Allied Trust (HAT) and the ASI.

Women won't need a ticket to visit the iconic structures of Lucknow like Bada Imambada, and Chota Imambada, Hindustan Times reported. “The Lucknow district administration and HAT, Lucknow, has decided to grant free entry to women visitors at monuments under their management like Bada Imambada, Chhota Imambada and Picture Gallery," said Amit Kumar, additional district magistrate and secretary of HAT, in a letter on Thursday. He said free entry to women is only for Friday.