| # | Policy / Document | Issued by | Year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Urban Transport Policy, 2014 Section 8.4 treats parking as a demand-management tool, calls for graded parking fees that reflect the value of land, and states that multi-level parking complexes in city centres may come up through public-private partnerships with electronic metering for better realisation of fees. | Ministry of Urban Development (now MoHUA), Government of India — copy hosted by NCRTC | 2014 | Open |
| 2 | Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016 Model bye-laws for States and urban local bodies, including parking provisions for buildings, high-rise developments and barrier-free parking. States adopt or modify these norms in their own building bye-laws. | Town and Country Planning Organisation, Ministry of Urban Development (MoHUA), Government of India | 2016 | Open |
| 3 | Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules, 2019 Notified under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for public parking places in Delhi; requires area parking plans and provides that on-street parking be charged more than off-street parking. | Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi — full text reproduced by SCC Online | 2019 | Open |
| 4 | Supreme Court of India — M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (parking directions) Judgment of 2 September 2019 giving directions on parking in Delhi, including assessment of future parking needs before building permission, clearing of pavements and notification of Delhi's parking rules; the Court linked proper parking policy to the right to a dignified life under Article 21. | Supreme Court of India | 2019 | Open |
| 5 | Delhi High Court — Giriraj Enterprises v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi Judgment of 6 May 2026 on an MCD parking site: termination for unpaid licence fee was upheld, but the indefinite blacklisting was set aside as mechanical, relying on Supreme Court rulings that blacklisting must be proportionate and preceded by notice and hearing. It also records an earlier direction to MCD to consider proportionate remission where the full allotted area cannot be operated. | High Court of Delhi | 2026 | Open |
| 6 | Parking Policy 2.0 for Bengaluru Final policy of December 2020, approved by the Government of Karnataka in February 2021; proposes a shift from free to paid, actively managed parking and zone-wise area parking plans. | Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), Government of Karnataka — hosted on the OpenCity public data portal | 2020 | Open |
| 7 | Policy for Payment of Parking Charges via FASTag (Version 3) Sets out how government bodies, private entities authorised by them, and other private entities can collect parking fees through FASTag — onboarding through an authorised acquirer bank, technical requirements, settlement and branding. | Indian Highways Management Company Ltd. (IHMCL), promoted by NHAI | 2025 | Open |
| 8 | List of FASTag-Enabled Parking Sites IHMCL's published list of parking plazas onboarded for FASTag payment, with the acquirer bank, onboarding date and concessionaire for each site. | Indian Highways Management Company Ltd. (IHMCL) | 2023 | Open |
| 9 | Smart Cities Mission — Vision and Progress Official backgrounder on the Mission's progress, covering Integrated Command and Control Centres, Intelligent Transport Management Systems and projects developed through public-private partnership. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, via Press Information Bureau | 2024 | Open |
| 10 | NDMC Smart Parking Proposal on PPP Model Pre-tender presentation for a smart parking concession — sensors, citizen app, guidance signage and CCTV — illustrating typical terms such as guaranteed revenue, revenue share and penalties for offline transactions and overcharging. | New Delhi Municipal Council | 2016 | Open |
| 11 | CBIC Tax Information Portal — GST Rate Notifications Official source for GST rate notifications, including Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) as amended. Parking services fall under heading 9967 (supporting services in transport); members should confirm the current rate and any reverse-charge liability on licence fees with this portal or a tax professional. | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Ministry of Finance | 2017 (as amended) | Open |
| 12 | Urban India's Parking Woes: An Overview (ORF Issue Brief No. 697) Independent review of the parking policies of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai (including the BMC's 2022 parking policy and proposed Mumbai Parking Authority) and Pune, with the obstacles they face and possible solutions. | Observer Research Foundation | 2024 | Open |
| 13 | Pune Public Parking Policy — ITDP India Explainer Explains the public parking policy approved by the Pune Municipal Corporation: city-wide on-street and off-street rates varying by location, time and vehicle type, a dedicated management cell and use of parking revenue for public transport. | Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) India | 2018 | Open |
Parking sector at a glance
Figures placed before the MCD Standing Committee and reported in September 2026 showed 374 operational parking sites under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi; parking revenue was ₹186.05 crore in 2024-25 and ₹137.17 crore in 2025-26, and renewal or re-tendering was stalled at various stages for 155 sites.
SourceIHMCL's FASTag parking policy (Version 3, July 2025) states that the FASTag system supports 11.2 crore users, and it allows private entities authorised by government bodies to collect parking fees through FASTag.
SourceIHMCL's published list of FASTag-enabled parking plazas (December 2023) lists 230 sites, including airport terminals, metro stations and shopping malls.
SourceMumbai's 2016 Comprehensive Mobility Plan estimated parking demand of 2,84,575 equivalent car spaces, while in 2022 the BMC had about 39,501 spaces and other entities about 26,815.
SourceBengaluru's civic body floated seven tenders over two years for the Freedom Park multi-level parking: the first two drew no bids, bidders called the ₹8 crore annual rent too high, and the seventh tender's annual reserve price was set at ₹1.8 crore before the civic body chose to run the facility itself (February 2023).
SourceThe National Urban Transport Policy, 2014 states that multi-level parking complexes in city centres could come up through public-private partnerships, and encourages electronic metering for better realisation of parking fees.
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