Bengaluru residents may quickly should pay as a lot as Rs 25,000 a 12 months to park automobiles on residential roads, whereas hourly expenses could also be launched for parking on different metropolis roads beneath a draft coverage notified by the Karnataka authorities.
The proposed Better Bengaluru Space (Parking) Guidelines, 2026 introduce annual residential parking permits primarily based on car kind. Small automobiles may appeal to a allow charge of Rs 15,000 a 12 months, whereas house owners of sedans could should pay Rs 20,000. The annual cost for SUVs is proposed at Rs 25,000.
The draft guidelines additionally suggest hourly expenses for non-residential on-street parking, with charges various in accordance with the class of highway.
Automobiles may very well be charged Rs 40 an hour on Class C roads, Rs 60 on Class B roads and Rs 80 on Class A roads. Two-wheelers may very well be charged Rs 20, Rs 30 and Rs 40 an hour, respectively.
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Off-street parking is proposed to be cheaper. Hourly expenses for automobiles would vary between Rs 20 and Rs 40, whereas two-wheelers may very well be charged between Rs 10 and Rs 20.
Month-to-month off-street parking expenses are proposed at between Rs 1,000 and Rs 4,000. Motorists utilizing such services between 8 pm and eight am may obtain a 50% low cost on month-to-month parking charges.
The draft coverage additionally seeks to discourage motorists from leaving autos parked on roads for prolonged intervals. Expenses are proposed to extend for autos parked for greater than two hours.
If applied, the principles would change how public parking house is used throughout Bengaluru by introducing a charge for residential roadside parking and making longer-duration on-street parking costlier. The construction additionally seeks to encourage motorists to shift in direction of organised off-street parking services.
The City Growth Division issued the draft notification on August 11. Members of the general public can submit objections and strategies inside 30 days from the date of its publication within the Gazette.
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