Bharat NCAP To Be Rolled Out On April 1, 2023 | V3Cars

In a series of tweets, Mr. Ntitn Gadkari wrote, “I have now approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), wherein automobiles in India shall 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 OEMs in India to manufacture safer vehicles.” 

“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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Bharat NCAP will be an Indian government-backed crash test facility that will test all new cars sold in India. Just like other private crash test facilities, such as Global NCAP, cars here will receive a score out of 5 stars based on their performance in crash tests. In private firms however, the manufacturer usually sends their cars for the crash test voluntarily. On the other hand, the Bharat NCAP crash test will be mandatory for all the cars sold in India.

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As Mr. Nitin Gadkari said, this step will help customers choose safer cars based on their star ratings. This will also create competition among manufacturers to build safer vehicles for India, which will directly benefit Indian consumers. Safer cars will also be entertained in other countries with strict safety norms, hence, increasing their chance of export to those countries.

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The crash test will be mandatory for all the M1 category vehicles going on sale from April 1, 2023. M1 category include passenger vehicles with seating for upto 8 passengers and a gross weight of under 3.5 tonnes.

Ahead of the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP), the Indian government will mandate 6 airbags and 3-point seatbelts for all new passengers in all M1 category cars in India. This rule will be implemented from October 1, 2022.

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