The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Jairam Gadkari, on Friday took to Twitter to announce that he has approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme).
Under this, automobiles in India shall be accorded Star Ratings based upon their performance in Crash Tests, he tweeted.
Gadkari said that 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.
The new programme will serve as a consumer-centric platform allowing customers to opt for safer cars based on their star ratings while promoting a healthy competition among OEMs in India to manufacture safer vehicles, he said.
As per him, the Star Rating of Indian Cars based on crash tests is crucial to ensure structural and passenger safety in cars and increase the export-worthiness of Indian automobiles.
“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,” he said.
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Photo is representational; courtesy: Global NCAP.