Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the problem of parking is increasing rapidly in big cities.
Gadkari urged citizens to take pictures of anyone who violates parking rules and parks his car in an inappropriate location and report it to the appropriate authorities.
According to the minister, the person who sends photographs of a wrongly parked vehicle may be eligible for a reward of Rs 500 if the fine is Rs 1,000.
Gadkari said that the problem of parking is increasing rapidly in big cities.
“Main ek kanoon laane wala hun ki road par jo vehicle khadi karega, uska joh mobile se photo nikal kar bhejega, usko agar Rs 1,000 fine hoga, toh Rs 500 photo nikalane wale ko milega. Toh parking ka problem solve ho jayega (I am going to bring a law under which a person sending photograph of a wrongly parked vehicle will get Rs 500 if the total fine works out to be Rs 1,000. Then the problem of parking will be solved),” he said.
The minister expressed regret that people do not create parking spaces for their cars and instead park them on the road.