Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) tweeted earlier today stating the government’s decision to implement the proposal mandating a minimum of six airbags in passenger cars (M1 category), effective October 1, 2023.
It must be recalled that a draft notification was issued on January 14, 2022 with the mandate that vehicles of M1 category, manufactured after October 1, 2022, “shall be fitted with two side/ side torso airbags, one each for the persons occupying front row outboard seating positions, and two side curtain/ tube airbags, one each for the persons occupying outboard seating positions.”
The decision to roll out the mandate a year from now has been taken considering the global supply chain constraints being faced by the auto industry and its impact on the macroeconomic scenario.
The Minister said safety of all passengers travelling in motor vehicles irrespective of their cost and variants is the foremost priority.
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