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Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved the draft notification for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP).- It would be applicable from April 1, 2023.
What is Global NCAP?
- The Global NCAP is a standardised platform establishing cooperation and coordination among new car assessment programs (NCAPs) globally for universal adoption of the United Nations’ standards for vehicular safety.
- It provides reliable information about the crash safety of a vehicle based on certain common criteria and procedures.
- It was established in 2011 and is a project of the U.K.-based Towards Zero Foundation.
About Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP):
- BNCAP would be the Indian adaptation of the Global New Car Assessment Program (GNCAP).
- It is a safety rating system for passenger cars.
- The system would entail giving vehicles a star rating based on their performance in crash tests.
- The voluntary programme aligns existing test regulations at home with global crash testing protocols.
- The change is sought to be introduced by adding a new rule 126E dealing with the BNCAP to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
- It is the passenger vehicles having not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and weighing less than 3.50 tonnes.
- The vehicle must be imported or manufactured in the country.
How would the vehicles be evaluated?
- Rating:
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- Bharat NCAP would assign vehicles between one and five stars.
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- Parameters:
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- Adult Occupant Protection (AOP)
- Child Occupant Protection (COP) and
- Safety Assist Technologies (SAT).
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- They are intended to increase the export-worthiness of vehicles and competition on safety parameters among manufacturers, as well as to instil consumer confidence in a vehicle’s safety.
- It will prove to be a critical instrument in making our automobile industry Aatmanirbhar.
