UP, 19/12: In a first, the civic body in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra has slapped a notice on the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asking it to pay Rs 1.47 lakh as house tax on the Taj Mahal, a protected monument famous all over the world.
According to ASI officials, the notice to pay the outstanding house tax on the Taj Mahal was received a few days ago, though it had been issued last month. The ASI had been given 15 days to clear the dues.
The notice also said that the property (Taj Mahal) would be “attached” if the tax was not cleared within the stipulated time.
Sources said that the house tax amount also included over Rs 47,000 as interest on the outstanding. The annual house tax on the Monument of Love was Rs 11,098, they added
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