Written by Ajay JadhavPune | September 15, 2025 09:58 PM IST 3 min readThe Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had been unable to implement the policy for seven years, but since the body is under administrative rule, so is planning to implement the long pending parking policy.Citizens in Pune will now have to pay to park their vehicles on five main streets of the city. Seven years after its approval for a pay and park policy to decongest city roads, Pune Municipal Corporation is now planning to introduce a pay and park facility along five important roads in the city on a pilot basis. These roads are Jangli Maharaj Road and Fergusson college road, Laxmi road, Balewadi High Street and the main roads of Vimannagar and Bibwewadi.“The PMC standing committee had approved a parking policy in 2018, which included introducing pay and park on major city roads. The civic body, in consultation with city police, is planning to start its implementation on five roads on a pilot basis,” said PMC additional commissioner Prithviraj B P.As per the proposal approved, parking charges will be different between 8 am to 10 pm, and from 10 pm to 8 am. For two-wheelers, charges will be a minimum of Rs 2 and a maximum of Rs 4 per hour for on-street parking. For off-street parking, the minimum will be Re 1 and a maximum of Rs 3 per hour. The same rates will apply through the night, instead of per hour.The civic administration will charge a minimum of Rs 10 and maximum of Rs 20 per hour for on-street parking of four-wheelers, and a minimum of Rs 7 and maximum of Rs 14 per hour for off-street parking.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had been unable to implement the policy for seven years, but since the body is under administrative rule, so is planning to implement the long pending parking policy. The civic body had in 2018 sent the proposal to the Maharashtra government seeking directions since there was no political consensus, but since the PMC received no response from the state, it decided to go ahead and implement the policy on pilot basis.The city has been divided into three zones based on the level of congestion — central business district areas, mobility corridors and the rest of the city.Those violating parking norms and not paying the charges will have to pay twice the amount, and if they fail to pay the charges again, they will have to pay four times the amount. Vehicles parked on a cycle track or spaces to park cycles will be fined Rs 2,500.Story continues below this adThe PMC parking policy was aimed at decongesting city roads that are often cluttered with parked vehicles. “The policy will streamline parking and enable efficient use of parking spaces. The highlight of the policy is that parking charges are based on the demand for parking space in a particular area, as against the geographical divisions in other cities,” he said.According to the civic administration, Pune has the lowest parking rates compared to those in other cities. The city has over 40 lakh registered vehicles, and sees an addition of 500 to 700 vehicles per day. The rising number of vehicles has led to increasing traffic problems and contributing to pollution. Pune also sees as many as 160 accidental deaths, on an average, every year. Due to the increasing number of vehicles, road widening has little impact as large parts of the road are occupied by parked cars.Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste. Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development. ... Read MoreClick here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd