New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will launch digital parking solutions at eight key sites, including the Karol Bagh and Lajpat Nagar clusters, enabling seamless, cashless payments via FASTag for cars and through digital payment platforms for two-wheelers.
The civic body said the project is part of a broader initiative to digitise civic services. It has identified eight locations, including two clusters, where the system will be rolled out in the initial phase.
These include Nehru Place (Outer Ring), Nehru Place (Inner Ring), Shastri Park, Kashmere Gate ISBT, Okhla Industrial Area Phase-I, Narela DDA Market, Lajpat Nagar Cluster (comprising Central Market, Veer Savarkar Marg, and Old Double Storey Road), and Karol Bagh Cluster (comprising Ajmal Khan Road, Bank Street, and Arya Samaj Road).
The civic body has floated a tender to select an agency for the operations, management, and collection of parking charges using digital systems at its public parking sites.
According to the tender, the selected agency will be responsible for the end-to-end management of these parking spaces, including daily operations, technological deployment, digital payments, and on-site supervision.
The contract also includes integrating the FASTag system with the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) infrastructure and ensuring seamless connectivity with UPI and other digital payment platforms, the document said.
The primary objective of the initiative is to reduce congestion, curb illegal parking, eliminate cash transactions, and ensure greater transparency in revenue collection, a senior MCD official familiar with the project said.
As per the tender document, the selected agency will install and maintain all necessary infrastructure, including RFID readers, FASTag scanners, boom barriers, ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras, UPI/NCMC terminals, digital signage, and CCTVs.
For two-wheelers, where FASTag is not applicable, parking charges will be collected through QR code scanning, UPI apps, or the NCMC.
The agency will also be required to provide on-ground staff for customer assistance, ensure security, and manage daily operations. All payment data must be shared with the MCD in real time via a central dashboard, allowing the civic body to track vehicle movement, revenue flow, and parking space availability live.
A revenue-sharing model will be implemented between the selected operator and the MCD, he said, adding that the civic body will receive a fixed percentage of the daily earnings, ensuring a steady income while outsourcing operational responsibilities.
Only firms with prior experience in managing digital parking systems for municipal or government agencies are eligible to bid. Bidders must demonstrate technical capacity, financial soundness, and experience with RFID, FASTag, and UPI-enabled systems.
Once operational, the system is expected to significantly reduce wait times, particularly at high-traffic areas like Nehru Place, Lajpat Nagar, and Kashmere Gate ISBT, where manual parking collection often results in long queues and traffic congestion, he added. PTI NSM NB NB
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