Ahmedabad: AMC’s standing committee on Thursday approved a steep revision in parking charges across the city, but left motorists without a clear date for when the new rates will be implemented.The revised charges will apply to multilevel parking facilities, pay-and-park plots, on-street parking zones and pay-and-park spaces beneath bridges. The move is part of the Parking Development Plan prepared by AMC’s estate department under Ahmedabad’s parking policy.Under the new structure, parking in high-traffic density areas will become significantly costlier. A two-wheeler parked for one hour in such areas will be charged Rs 20, while a four-wheeler will be charged Rs 40. In low-density areas, the hourly charge will be Rs 10 for two-wheelers and Rs 20 for four-wheelers. At multilevel parking facilities, the rate will be Rs 10 per hour for two-wheelers and Rs 20 for four-wheelers.At present, motorists pay Rs 5 per hour for two-wheelers and Rs 15 per hour for four-wheelers at multilevel and on-street parking facilities. The revision effectively raises two-wheeler charges from Rs 5 to Rs 10–Rs 20 and four-wheeler charges from Rs 15 to Rs 30–Rs 40 in several categories.However, the proposal is yet to be cleared by the general board. Officials said the standing committee and town planning committee have also suggested reducing the proposed rates for two-wheelers. Final clarity on the exact rates and the date from which they will be enforced is expected only after general board approval.Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel said the revision was discussed to bring uniformity in parking charges across off-street, on-street and high-density parking areas. He said the parking policy also provides for a review of rates after three years.Patel added that several parking contracts were currently running on old rates. If revised charges are applied only to new parking sites, adjacent facilities could end up charging different rates, creating confusion and disparity for citizens.AMC plans to hold discussions with existing contractors before applying the new rates. The corporation will also review licence fees paid by contractors on a pro-rata basis for the remaining contract period.
