Nitin Gadkari launches Bharat NCAP for improving road safety: All you need to know

Nitin Gkari, Union minister of Ro Transport and Highways, launched government’s Bharat New Car Assessment Programme or Bharat NCAP on Tuesday, August 22, with an aim to improve ro safety and reduce fatalities by raising safety standards of motor vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes. 

As part of initiative, stringent crash tests and safety evaluations of all new vehicles, manufactured in India, will be conducted to evaluate structural integrity, occupant protection and child safety provisions. vehicles will be assessed based on ir safety performance. 

“ programme aims to provide a tool to car customers to make a comparative assessment of crash safety of motor vehicles available in market. Under this programme, car manufacturers can voluntarily offer ir cars tested as per Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 197,” a statement by ministry said.

All you need to know about Bharat NCAP: 

• Bharat NCAP is launched with an objective to educate consumers to make informed choices before purchasing a new car. programme focuses on awarding ratings to cars based on ir performance.   programme will be effective from October 1, 2023.

• cars will be rated on a scale of one to five stars: Five-star rating indicates highest safety standards. 

• programme will raise demand for safer cars encouraging car manufacturers to work according to needs of consumers. 

• According to news agency PTI, Toyota, Maruti Suzuki, and Mahindra & Mahindra, have termed programme as a bold step for automobile sector of India. 

• NCAP will reduce India’s dependence on US as several cars in country are crash-tested by Global NCAP, which was developed by USA. Through development of Bharat NCAP, Indian cars are expected to compete better in global market with high safety standards.