For the first time in India's 370-year-old history, property tax and water bill payment notices were sent to the management of the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.The Agra Municipal Corporation asked the historic buildings to pay INR 147,000 as property tax and INR 19.4 million as the water bill.
Apart from this, a tax be aware of extra than five crore Indian rupees became additionally despatched to Agra Fort.
The Superintendent Archaeologist of Agra confirmed and said that a notice of payment of both bills of more than one crore rupees Has been received interior 15 days, whilst a bill of extra than five crore rupees has been sent to Agra Fort.
The Archaeological Survey of India, after receiving the bill, clarified that it was a mistake as tax is not applicable to historical buildings.
The municipal commissioner expressed ignorance of sending bill payment notices to the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort and said that the matter would be investigated.
