The Indian Express             22.08.2013

North civic body collects Rs 8 lakh fine from parking contractors for violations

So far, the corporation has collected Rs 8.1 lakh as penalty from
these contractors. However, no one has been booked for unauthorised
parking. The penalty was imposed after the commissioner received many
complaints against contractors through councillors and also from the
public.

According to the revised parking policy, any parking contractor
penalised for five violations will be blacklisted and barred from
getting the contract again.

The corporation has also decided to make hand-held parking ticket machines compulsory.

The civic body has listed out three minor violations –
non-wearing of uniform by parking attendants, which attract a fine of Rs
2,000; non-maintenance of complaint register, which carries a fine of
Rs 5,000; and parking vehicles without issuing a slip,which has a fine
of Rs 10,000 or 25 per cent of the monthly licence fee (MLF).

The major violations are overcharging — a first time violation
attracts a penalty of 25 per cent of MLF; non-use of hand-held devices,
which carries a fine of 50 per cent of MLF; encroaching space over and
above parking space, which has a penalty of 75 percent of MLF; and
non-display of notice board, which carries a fine of one month licence
fee.

“This has been done after we received many complaints that
contractors were overcharging and outsourcing their tendered sites.
Directions from the commissioner went to all deputy commissioners to
prepare a report about the parking policy violations in their respective
zones. They were then directed to take necessary action,” Yogendra
Mann, Director (Press Information), North corporation, said.