The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved the draft notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program).
- The new car assessment program will be rolled out on April 1, 2023.
- Bharat-NCAP will serve as a consumer-centric platform allowing customers to opt for safer cars based upon their star-ratings, while promoting a healthy competition among OEMs in India to manufacture safer vehicles.
- Bharat NCAP will be applicable to type-approved vehicles of the ‘M1’ category. These include passenger vehicles with eight seats and having a gross weight of under 3.5 tonnes.
- Under the Bharat NCAP program, vehicles will be evaluated for adult and child occupant protection and safety assist technologies. The vehicles will be awarded ‘Star Ratings’ depending on their performance in crash tests.
- The Bharat NCAP standard will be aligned with global crash test protocols factoring in the existing Indian regulations.
- Union Minister Shri Nitiin Gadkari 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.
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