Bharat New Car Assessment Programme to assess crash safety of cars released. Testing agencies accredited by the Transport ministry will be authorized to assess the cars and provide them with a star rating. The Programme will be voluntary and monitored by the BNCAP authority.
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Union minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded Star Ratings based upon their performance in Crash Tests.
The Minister said Star Rating of Indian Cars based on Crash Tests is extremely crucial not only to ensure structural and passenger safety in cars, but to also increase the export-worthiness of Indian automobiles. He said the testing protocol of Bharat NCAP shall be aligned with Global Crash Test Protocols factoring in the existing Indian regulations, allowing OEMs to get their vehicles tested at India’s own in-house testing facilities.
- Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification on Regulations for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP).
- It proposed to insert a new rule 126E in CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules), 1989 regarding the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP).
- Bharat NCAP standard is aligned with global benchmarks and it is beyond minimum regulatory requirements.
- The testing of vehicles for this programme will be carried out at testing agencies, with the necessary infrastructure.
- M1 category motor vehicles are used for the carriage of passengers, comprising eight seats, in addition to driver’s seat.
- Presently there are several agencies like Australasian NCAP, ASEAN NCAP, China NCAP, Euro NCAP, Japan NCAP, Korean NCAP and Latin NCAP, doing a similar job for other regions.
- The new regulations introduces the concept of safety rating of passenger cars and empowers consumers to take informed decisions.
- Star Rating of Indian Cars based on Crash Tests will not only ensure structural and passenger safety in cars but also increase the export-worthiness of Indian automobiles.
- It will also prove to be a critical instrument in making our automobile industry Atmanirbhar with the mission of making India the Number 1 automobile hub in the world.
- A large scale testing will require bigger infrastructure and to implement it successfully and in an expedited manner, a huge budgetary support will be required.
- Major cities in India have dedicated hardly 6-10% (barring Delhi, which has allocated almost 20% to transport infrastructure) of their total land allocation to the construction of transport infrastructure, which has led to inadequate transport infrastructure in the cities with reference to the population and its requirements.
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