Bharat NCAP Draft Notification Filed – All Cars To Get Safety Rating

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India ranks top in the world in terms of the number of persons killed and third on the injury list.
Until now, determining vehicle safety has been wholly courtesy of GNCAP (Global New Car Assessment Programme).
Now, the industry is a step closer to testing vehicles in house with Bharat NCAP coming into being.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved Bharat NCAP’s(New Car Assessment Programme) draft.
Cars tested will be awarded star ratings based on crash test performance.

Bharat NCAP Testing

Bharat NCAP testing protocol is aligned with global procedures. At the same time, existing Indian regulations will be factored in.
The end result allows OEMs to test vehicles in the country’s in-house testing facilities.
Standard large-scale testing is aligned to aid buyers. A seal of approval of sorts.
Auto firms in India follow AIS-145 (automotive Indian standard-145), which enforces safety features for vehicles such as seatbelts tell-tale, passenger airbags, and the speed limit alarm.
This standard has created changes in the Indian automotive industry and was enforced first in July 2019.

Global NCAP

The US was the first country to start a programme that provided information on car safety with regard to crashes to customers in 1978.
Later, a number of similar programmes were started across regions.
In 2011, a UK-based charity Towards Zero Foundation formed the Global NCAP to enhance cooperation among the various NCAPs.