Cars and SUVs to be costlier in Delhi soon

Cars and SUVs purchased in Delhi will soon be dearer as the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has passed a proposal for revision of one-time parking fees. The Standing Committee of NDMC today passed the proposal for implementation at the time of registration of vehicles. The passed proposal will push prices of cars and high end non-commercial vehicles by Rs 6,000 to over Rs 6 lakh. The prices of commercial vehicles will be raised by Rs 9,500 to Rs 36,000. South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations have yet to pass proposals for revision of one-time parking charge. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) today passed a proposal in its Standing Committee meeting exempting e-rickshaw and e-karts from one-time parking charge.

"The three Municipal Corporations of Delhi receives 95 per cent of the one-time parking charge revenue from Delhi Government's Transport department. The move is aimed at generating revenue and addressing the concerns regarding pollution due to growing number of vehicles in the city," said Mohan Bhardwaj, Chairman of NDMC Standing Committee.

“Auto rickshaw, e-rickshaw, two wheelers and taxi will be exempted from the one time parking charge“, he further added.
According to studies, Delhi has about 7.5 million cars with about 1,200 more being added every day. The one time parking rates were revised last time in 2004. The Congress councillor opposed the move to revise the one-time parking charge during the Standing Committee meeting. Leader of Opposition and party councillor in the NDMC House Mukesh Goel condemned the move as a "tax burden" on the people.

Speaking at the Event, Mukesh Goel stated "We strongly oppose the proposal for increasing one time parking charge as it will be a financial burden on the people and add to price rise due to increased cost of commercial vehicles".