New parking rules seek four-way expansion of paid parking in Bengaluru

The rules propose that each city corporation will have to constitute a parking task force to oversee the preparation and implementation of area parking plans, identify suitable parking areas, and monitor the operation of parking services within its jurisdiction. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Five years after the Karnataka government notified the Directorate of Urban Land Transport’s (DULT) Bengaluru parking policy, the Urban Development Department (UDD) has now come up with a fresh draft of rules, which seeks a major overhaul of the paid parking system in the city.The fresh draft under the title Greater Bengaluru Authority (Parking) Rules, 2026, has come amidst Bengaluru city corporations exploring fresh sources of revenues. While paid parking was one of the major plans that the new corpo