Revised parking rates to be taken up during April 30 meet: General House of Chandigarh's civic body

Indian Express

27-04-2025

The agenda to approve the revised parking rates as part of the smart parking solution in the city, will be placed before the 348th meeting of the General House of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh (MCC). The meeting is scheduled to take place on April 30. If approved, four-wheelers and two-wheelers in the city, will get 'Free' parking for the first 15 minutes.
As per civic officials, an agenda for approval of Smart Parking Solution of 87 Paid parking sites was placed before the General House of MCC, held on March 25, 2025 in its 347th meeting for approval. After due deliberation, the General House of MCC passed the resolution and scrapped the existing (Request for Proposal) RFP.
Accordingly, a meeting of committee members was convened on April 22, 2025, for preparation of RFP of Smart Parking Solution on PPP Model. The committee members discussed the various points like Smart Feature to be included in the RFP document, GST, Stamp Duty, Baseline Revenue, Free Parking List, Rates of Parking, Duration, Zone or Single, Hours of Operation, Illustration of sharing of revenue to be mentioned in the RFP and data protection and theft cases.
The committee members recommended for preparation of the RFP and estimation of baseline revenue, a mechanism for capturing data on the duration of vehicle stay in the parking lot is required.
As per MC officials, the parking fees are being collected at entry point of each paid parking area as per existing parking fee. Additionally, at exit point, vehicle data may be recorded through POS machines to capture information on the duration of stay. For collection of data, the SPIC, Chandigarh may be requested to provide the software integrated with POS Machines as this software will support the collection of accurate data on vehicle stay duration in each paid parking lots and also helps to prepare RFP of Smart Parking Solution on PPP Model.
MC officials have said that the revised parking rates need to be approved by the General House of MC, Chandigarh for inclusion in the fresh RFP document for the Smart Parking Solution, which is still in progress. (File Photo)
It has been further submitted by the MC officials that the Committee members also discussed that revised parking rates, previously presented before the General House of MCC in its 347th meeting held on March 25, 2025, and the proposal to implement the revised slab-wise rates effective from April 1, 2025 were rejected, and currently, the preparation of fresh RFP for the Smart Parking Solution is under consideration.
MC officials have said that the revised parking rates need to be approved by the General House of MC, Chandigarh for inclusion in the fresh RFP document for the Smart Parking Solution, which is still in progress.
Thus, the agenda will be placed before the General House for consideration and approval, and the Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC) may be requested to provide a software solution integrated with POS Machines for collection of accurate data on vehicle stay duration in each paid parking lots. And also, to approve the revised parking rates so that the same may be incorporated in the RFP document of Smart Parking Solution on PPP Model.
As per MC, the newly proposed parking fee will be applicable if the MCC itself runs parking areas, and the rates will also be applicable if the MCC leases out the parking areas in different places in Chandigarh to the contractor/agency finalised through e-tender.
Meanwhile, all electric vehicles will be allowed free of cost parking up to March 31, 2027 in the earmarked space in a parking lot.
Other Agendas
Approval of rates of various products manufactured under new initiative at C&D Waste Processing Plant, Industrial Area Phase – I, Chandigarh.
Policy guidelines and terms and conditions for booking of Commercial Grounds which is Housing Board Manimajra and Circus Ground Sector 17, Chandigarh.