Transport Ministry proposes star rating for crash safety of Indian cars

The Transport Ministry has proposed a star rating mechanism to assess the crash safety of cars. In a series of tweets, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), will enable automobiles in India to be accorded Star Ratings based upon their performance in Crash Tests.

“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 original equipment manufactures (OEMs) in India to manufacture safer vehicles,” he said.

I have now approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), wherein autom… https://t.co/y58GfBl72q

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) 1656051270000

According to Gadkari, the 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.

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.

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