Delhi parking fees: NDMC reports double GRAP rates; MCD unchanged

By Rahul Goyal · 4 Nov, 2026

NDMC has doubled reported parking rates at its facilities under Delhi’s winter pollution response, while MCD lots await approval. Here are the revised figures, exemptions and checks.

Delhi parking fees: NDMC reports double GRAP rates; MCD unchanged

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has reported doubled parking charges at its facilities from 1 Nov 2026 under Delhi’s winter pollution response, with electric vehicles and monthly pass holders exempt according to the civic body’s notice. MCD-operated surface parking lots remain at their existing rates because a separate approval is pending, so the amount a driver pays depends on which civic agency runs the site.

Reports are not fully consistent on the exact enforcement timing. Moneycontrol, citing the official notice, said NDMC asked commuters to pay the revised rates from 1 Nov, while an earlier Hindustan Times report on 4 Nov quoted an NDMC official saying the order had not yet been issued. The practical check for drivers is the tariff board and receipt at the individual authorised facility.

Image note: Illustrative editorial visual of an urban parking payment facility; it is not a photograph of a specific NDMC site.

Key takeaways

Reported NDMC off-road parking for cars is ₹40 per hour, up from ₹20 per hour, as of 4 Nov 2026.
Reported NDMC off-road parking for two-wheelers is ₹20 per hour, up from ₹10 per hour.
Moneycontrol reported that electric vehicles and monthly parking-pass holders are exempt from the higher NDMC charges.
MCD’s surface lots have not raised rates because the proposed doubling still needs approval from its elected house, according to Hindustan Times.
Check the facility’s displayed rate and collect the receipt because implementation reports differ on the first days of the change.

What changed at NDMC parking sites

NDMC’s published parking page lists the normal base rates as ₹20 per hour for an off-road car, ₹10 per hour for an off-road two-wheeler, ₹10 per hour for an indoor car and ₹5 per hour for an indoor two-wheeler. Those base figures were checked on 4 Nov 2026.

ETInfra, reporting on 3 Nov 2026, said NDMC had doubled the applicable rates at the parking sites it runs as an anti-pollution measure. Moneycontrol reported on 4 Nov 2026 that an NDMC Parking Management System notice asked users to pay the revised charges from 1 Nov. The following examples show the reported change; a site can still have category-specific rules.

Reported NDMC parking rates as of 4 Nov 2026

Parking type	Base rate	Reported revised rate
Off-road car	₹20/hour	₹40/hour
Off-road two-wheeler	₹10/hour	₹20/hour
Indoor car	₹10/hour	₹20/hour
Indoor two-wheeler	₹5/hour	₹10/hour

The official NDMC notice is available on the civic body’s Parking Management System page. Moneycontrol reported that the notice also allows the authority to change or withdraw the rates through a later government order or decision by the competent authority.

NDMC and MCD are separate parking systems

Drivers cannot assume that a rate seen in Connaught Place or another NDMC-managed location applies across Delhi. NDMC manages its own parking facilities, while the Municipal Corporation of Delhi operates a separate network of authorised surface and other parking sites.

Hindustan Times reported on 4 Nov 2026 that the proposed doubling at MCD sites still required approval from the civic body’s house. It cited the normal MCD surface rate as ₹20 per hour for four-wheelers, with a maximum of ₹100 per day, and ₹10 per hour for two-wheelers. The report said those rates had not been automatically doubled under the pollution-control response.

That distinction matters at the edge of a trip: the same short visit can have different parking costs depending on whether the lot is run by NDMC, MCD, a private operator or another local authority. The displayed tariff, not a general social-media message about Delhi parking, is the relevant figure for payment.

What it means for a typical stop

Using the reported NDMC off-road car rate, a three-hour stop would move from ₹60 at the ₹20-per-hour base rate to ₹120 at the reported ₹40-per-hour rate. That is an additional ₹60 for one visit. For a two-wheeler, three hours would move from ₹30 to ₹60, an additional ₹30. These are simple illustrations based on the hourly figures, not a promise that every facility uses the same billing unit or offers the same maximum.

For a driver making several short stops in a week, the extra parking cost can become more important than a small fuel-price movement. It is therefore useful to include parking in the trip budget rather than compare only distance and petrol or diesel. The road-trip planner can help compare route time and distance before a Delhi visit.

EVs and monthly pass holders

Moneycontrol reported that the higher NDMC charges do not apply to electric vehicles or monthly parking-pass holders. The exemption should be checked at the facility because the operator still needs a way to identify the vehicle or validate the pass. A monthly pass also does not automatically mean that every other parking rule, location or time limit is waived.

What drivers should check now

Confirm whether the lot is operated by NDMC, MCD or another authority before relying on a reported rate.
Read the current tariff board at the entrance and check whether it states the hourly, daily or facility-specific charge.
If the vehicle is electric or covered by a monthly pass, ask how the exemption is recorded before entering.
Keep the receipt and note the entry and exit time if the amount charged differs from the displayed rate.

FuelPrice’s earlier Delhi-NCR GRAP Stage II driver guide covers the separate pollution and vehicle-document checks that remain relevant. The parking-rate change does not by itself create a blanket ban on every petrol or diesel car.

If a higher parking fee changes the best route or encourages a longer walk from a different lot, estimate the running-cost effect with the fuel-cost calculator. That calculation should be treated as a planning estimate, not as a guarantee that driving or parking elsewhere will be cheaper.

What to watch next

NDMC’s notice and the recent reports leave two follow-up questions: whether all NDMC contractors display the revised tariff consistently, and whether MCD’s house approves or rejects a separate increase. Moneycontrol reported a scheduled policy window through 28 Feb 2027, subject to an earlier change or withdrawal, while ETInfra described the measure as linked to the pollution period. A later civic order can therefore change the amount or duration.

Until the agencies issue a clearer, uniform implementation update, the safest reader takeaway is narrow: NDMC-managed parking has been reported at doubled rates under the winter pollution response, MCD surface rates remain unchanged pending approval, and the exact payable amount should be checked at the facility on the day.