Government of India is all set to bring new norms and Bharat NCAP – new car assessment program in the country. In order to make cars safer, Bharat NCAP proposes a mechanism wherein automobiles in India to be awarded with ‘Star Ratings’ based on their performance in crash tests.
Using Twitter, Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari said that the Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) will be a consumer-centric platform, which will allow customers to opt for safer cars based upon their Star Ratings. This will also promote a healthy competition among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in India to manufacture safer vehicles.
Mr. Gadkari tweets, “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.”
He further stated that the Star Ratings of Indian cars based on crash tests is crucial to ensure structural and passenger safety in cars. This will also increase the export-worthiness of Indian automobiles.
“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”, he added. Bharat NCAP will prove to be a critical instrument in making our automobile industry Aatmanirbhar with the mission of making India the Number 1 automobile hub in the world.
