ASI enables online ticket booking for over 170 monuments and museums on ONDC
The Archaeological Survey of India announced on 6 January 2026 that tickets for over 170 centrally protected monuments and museums can now be booked through the Open Network for Digital Commerce.
Summary
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the Ministry of Culture, announced on 6 January 2026 that online ticket booking for over 170 centrally protected monuments and museums is live on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The integration was enabled by NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML), which onboarded ASI's full inventory onto the network, so visitors can book through several apps such as Highway Delite, Pelocal's WhatsApp service and Abhee by Mondee. Existing online-booking discounts continue: ₹5 for Indian visitors and ₹50 for foreign nationals.
Key facts
- Agency
- Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture
- Coverage
- Over 170 centrally protected monuments and museums
- Network
- Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
- Technical partner
- NDML (NSDL Database Management Limited)
- Discount
- ₹5 for Indians, ₹50 for foreigners
- Apps
- Highway Delite, Pelocal (WhatsApp), Abhee by Mondee
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In January 2026, online ticket booking for over 170 ASI-protected monuments and museums was made available on which network?
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Correct answer: B — Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
PIB (Ministry of Culture): ASI enabled online ticket booking for over 170 monuments and museums on ONDC.
Which entity technically enabled the onboarding of ASI's monuments and museums onto the ONDC network in January 2026?
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Correct answer: C — NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML)
PIB (Ministry of Culture): the integration was technically enabled by NDML, which onboarded ASI's complete inventory onto ONDC.
Consider the following statements about online booking of ASI monument tickets through ONDC (January 2026): 1. Indian visitors get a ₹5 discount on online booking. 2. Foreign nationals get a ₹50 discount on online booking. 3. Tickets can be booked only through a single ASI-run app. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
PIB: the ₹5 (Indians) and ₹50 (foreigners) discounts continue, and tickets can be booked through multiple ONDC apps such as Highway Delite, Pelocal and Abhee, so statement 3 is wrong.