Kinnars would collect parking fees at different market places in the Behrampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) from September 3, said a BeMC release on Friday.
A total of 10 persons of the transgender community have been provided training on use of POC machines for collection of parking fees from vehicle owners. BeMC corondinator Smita Dash and MIS Basudeb Panda had trained the Kinnars.
The Kinnars would collect parking fees at three different places, Anapurna Bazaar, Old Bus Stand, Mayur Tower Parking . A total of 20 Kinnars would be engaged.
While Rs 5 would be collected from each two-wheeler owner for a two-hour parking, the fee for each four-wheeler has been fixed at Rs 10. Kinnars can collect such fees in case and by swapping ATM cards through the POC machine.
Kinnars would be given commission on total fees collected by the in the end of the day by the BeMC.
The Kinnar Sangha would collect parking fees from other places in coming days, said.