Sri Lankans to pay less for entry to Indian National Museum

Sri Lankan nationals visiting the National Museum in New Delhi, would pay a lesser entry fee according to a statement issued by the  Indian High Commission in Colombo.

The entry fee to the National Museum in New Delhi for Sri Lankan nationals has been reduced from INR 300 ) to INR 10. This is on par with the fee paid by Indian nationals, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said in the statement which added that Sri Lanka is the only country to be accorded "this special status".

The statement reads as follows

1.On February 16, 2015, during the visit of His Excellency Mr. Maithiripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka to India, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, noting that Sri Lankan nationals visit the National Museum in New Delhi in large numbers to pay homage to the Kapilavastu relics, had announced a decision to reduce the entrance fee to the National Museum for Sri Lankan nationals.

2.     In pursuance of the Prime Minister’s announcement, the entry fee to the National Museum for Sri Lankan nationals has been reduced and brought at par with the fee paid by Indian nationals.  The new rates will come into effect from April 1, 2015.  Sri Lankan nationals will thereafter have to pay a nominal entry fee of INR 10 (against INR 300 currently) to view the rich and varied collection at the National Museum.

3.     Sri Lanka is the only country to be accorded this special status.