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ECO401 GDB 2016

The Case: There are numerous beautiful buildings in the world. Taj Mahal is one of them which have been considered the master piece of Mughal art. This palace is constructed in the year 1653 in India with the order of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to dedicate his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal ( Arjumand Bano Begum). More than 20,000 workers worked to construct Taj Mahal. Its cost was 32 million rupees at that time.   If ticket sales are anything to go by, the gleaming 17th century Taj Mahal in Agra is the most popular monument in India, attracting over 2.5 million visitors a year. It attracts between 2 million and 4 million visitors annually, including more than 200,000 from overseas. A dual- pricing system is in place, with a significantly lower entrance fee for Indian citizens than for foreigners. Tickets rate are different for different people like foreigners have to pay rupees 750 and the visitors belong to SAARC countries have to pay rupees 510. On the other hand, In...