MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) & (b): The action against illegal parking is taken by Delhi Police/Delhi Traffic Police.
Delhi Police has intimated that the details of prosecution action taken by them against
obstructive/unauthorized parking vehicles during each of the last three years and the current
year are as under:
Year No. of challans of improper parking No. of vehicles towed away by crane
2010 4,87,504 98,670
2011 5,18,337 1,32,276
2012 5,33,021 1,71,535
2013(upto 53,458 20,582
15.2.2013)
(c) & (d): No such inquiry has been conducted. However, if any official is found responsible
for not checking illegal parking and not ensuring compliance of parking rules, action is taken
as per the law.
(e): Delhi Police regularly prosecutes motor vehicles which are parked unauthorisedly or in
an obstructive manner on the roads of NCT of Delhi. Additionally, âNo Parkingâ Sign ages/Boards
are also displayed by Delhi Police at all conspicuous/prominent places and advertised in print
and radio to educate the public about âNo Parkingâ areas. Furthermore, obstructively/
unauthorisedly parked motor vehicles are towed away on regular basis by Delhi Police.
In case, if there is any feasibility of converting unauthorized/illegal parking into a legalised
one, then same is put up for Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) after following due procedure subject
to grant of NOC from Delhi Police/Traffic Police.