Chandigarh, April 5 -- To encourage more motorists to adopt the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC)'s annual parking passes, and in turn ensure a steady revenue stream for the civic body, authorities have proposed a 10% slash in the rates of these passes. The proposal, along with a plan to levy property tax on stilt parking areas, is set to come up for discussion in the General House meeting on April 8.

The MC had launched the MC OnePass system in January this year to provide cost-effective, cashless and hassle-free parking experience at all paid parking lots run by the civic body. Users were given the option of going for either the quarterly, half-yearly and yearly parking pass system. At present, there are around 3,000 users of these...