To encourage safer cars, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has approve the draft notification for Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program).
Now the cars in India can be crash test in the country and award safety ratings.
I have now 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. @PMOIndia
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 24, 2022
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Said :
“The testing protocol of Bharat NCAP shall be align with Global Crash Test Protocols factoring in the existing Indian regulations, allowing OEMs to get their vehicles test at India’s own in-house testing facilities.”
The ratings will be base on a 12-point initiative, which could include mandatory features such as six airbags, ESC, three-point seat belt for all passengers, and advance emergency braking system.
So if these features are standard in the to-be-test car, it might score better ratings.
Right now, cars that are sold in India are crash test at the ADAC technical centre in Germany by Global NCAP.
This incurs transportation and logistic costs, which would be drastically reduce when the tests are conduct in India.
For the crash tests, certain infrastructure needs to be develop, and the government is expect to start working on them soon.
This decision will not only make more cars accessible for crash test ratings, but will also increase the export-worthiness of cars from India, as it’s one of the leading automobile exporters in the world.
