The National Parking Association is an independent, non-governmental national association of parking operators and contractors in India. Active since 2019, it brings together individuals, firms and companies that run parking sites under municipal corporations, development authorities, railways, airports, metro rail corporations and other public and private landowners, so that the sector can speak with one organised, responsible and united voice.

Parking operators provide an essential public service, yet they often work under difficult conditions: reserve prices unrelated to actual occupancy, rigid penalty clauses, delayed handover of sites, encroachment of allotted areas, free unregulated parking close by, and termination or blacklisting without a proper hearing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when lockdowns brought traffic to a standstill, the Association took up the cause of numerous operators before the concerned authorities and helped them secure licence-fee waivers and relief, reducing their financial losses. That experience strengthened our conviction that operators need a permanent, well-organised platform for representation and support.