NAGPUR: Soon you might have to pay fine of Rs 1,000 for parking on roads as union government is coming out with a new policy to raise the penalty for illegal parking on roads.

Addressing policymakers at a workshop on Smart City in Nagpur, Union minister for road transport Nitin Gadkari said the existing penalty of Rs 200 for parking vehicles on roads would be increased to Rs 1,000.

The department would also reward complainants. Gadkari said those complaining about illegal parking will be rewarded with Rs 200 each.

Gadkari said the policy was required to free the roads of illegal vehicles. With traffic police initiating action, illegal parking can be checked effectively if the policy becomes a reality.

To get reward, anyone can click pictures of illegal parking on roads and put them in the system of traffic police and transport department.

He urged the administrative agencies, civic commissioners and traffic authorities to check encroachment and ensure that roads are used only for conveyance.