{"id":36981,"date":"2023-08-23T02:52:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=36981"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T04:19:10","slug":"bharat-new-car-assessment-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bharat-new-car-assessment-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Bharat New Car Assessment Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is Bharat NCAP?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has rolled out an indigenous star-rating system for crash testing cars.<\/li>\n<li>Under the new system, vehicles will be assigned between one to five stars indicating their safety in a collision.<\/li>\n<li>Called the\u00a0<strong>Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP)<\/strong>, the rating system will be voluntary and will come into effect from October 1, 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Bharat NCAP?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a testing protocol, wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded Star Ratings based upon their performance in crash tests.<\/li>\n<li>Under the Bharat NCAP, cars voluntarily nominated by automobile manufacturers will be crash tested as per protocols laid down in the soon-to-be-published\u00a0<strong>Automotive Industry Standard 197.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The testing protocols adopted by the Bharat NCAP are modelled on the\u00a0<strong>Global NCAP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>While India has mandatory crash test norms for cars, the Bharat NCAP rating will be of\u00a0<strong>superior standard<\/strong>\u00a0and will be aligned with global crash-test protocols.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike in other countries where the NCAP are carried out by non-government entities,\u00a0<strong><u>there will be a Bharat NCAP Authority in India<\/u>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The authority will also host the safety ratings of all new car models on a website for public knowledge<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>To help consumers make an informed decision before purchasing a car, thereby spurring demand for safer cars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applicability<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The programme is applicable to\u00a0<u>passenger vehicles with not more than eight seats<\/u>\u00a0in addition to the driver\u2019s seat with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,500 kgs.<\/li>\n<li>Only the base model of a particular variant will be tested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assignment of rating<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cars will be assigned a rating between\u00a0<strong>one star to five stars<\/strong>\u00a0after being evaluated on three parameters:\n<ul>\n<li>adult occupant protection,<\/li>\n<li>child occupant protection, and<\/li>\n<li>safety assist technologies present in the car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The first two parameters will be calculated with the help of three different kinds of tests:\n<ul>\n<li>A frontal offset test where a vehicle is driven at 64 kmph and with 40% overlap into a deformable barrier which represents the oncoming vehicle,\n<ul>\n<li>This replicates a crash between two cars of the same weight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The side impact test at 50 kmph, and<\/li>\n<li>The pole-side impact test (where a car is crashed into a rigid pole sideways) at 29 kmph.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Voluntary in nature<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Bharat NCAP is a voluntary programme under which the cost of a new car for the purpose of assessment shall be borne by the respective vehicle manufacturer or importer.<\/li>\n<li>However, in certain cases cars may be subjected to a crash test such as:\n<ul>\n<li>for a base model of a popular variant (minimum clocked sale of 30,000 units), or<\/li>\n<li>when the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recommends a model for testing based on market feedback or<\/li>\n<li>in the interest of public safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Need of Bharat NCAP<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India sees nearly 1.5 lakh road fatalities in a year, accounting for 10% of deaths due to road crashes globally with only 1% of the world\u2019s vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>According to a World Bank study, road crashes are estimated to cost the Indian economy between 5 to 7% of GDP a year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the way forward?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India will need to develop its crash testing capabilities and knowledge expertise for the Bharat NCAP programme to be implemented meaningfully.\n<ul>\n<li>E.g., A software system wired to the dummies placed inside cars to assess the nature and extent of injuries to analyse scores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Over the years, India will also have to align Bharat NCAP with global standards by expanding testing parameters.\n<ul>\n<li>E.g., the U.S. NCAP also includes a roll-over test which tests whether a vehicle is vulnerable to tipping up on the road in a severe manoeuvre.<\/li>\n<li>Japan\u2019s NCAP covers electric shock protection performance after a collision, performance of neck injury protection in a rear end collision, passenger seat belt reminder evaluation, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a major project of the\u00a0<strong>Towards Zero Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0which is a United Kingdom registered charity.<\/li>\n<li>It serves as a platform for cooperation among new car assessment programmes worldwide and promotes the universal adoption of the United Nations (UN) most important motor vehicle safety standards worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>Global NCAP has adopted a Road Map for Safer Vehicles 2020 which provides a recommended timetable for UN Member States to apply the most important UN vehicle safety regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1) What are the objectives of crash tests for automobiles?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The primary objectives of crash tests for automobiles are to assess and enhance vehicle safety, protect occupants and pedestrians, and reduce the severity of injuries in the event of a collision. These tests serve as crucial tools for automakers, regulators, and consumers alike. Crash tests help determine how a vehicle performs in different crash scenarios, including frontal, side, and rear impacts, as well as rollovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2)<\/strong> <strong>Is Bharat NCAP mandatory?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Though Bharat NCAP is voluntary, in certain cases cars maybe subjected to a crash test such as for a base model of a popular variant (minimum clocked sale of 30,000 units), or when the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recommends a model for testing based on market feedback or in the interest of public safety.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/explained-what-is-the-bharat-new-car-assessment-programme\/article67228536.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Explained | What is the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme?<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1951030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>PIB<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalncap.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Global NCAP<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/opinion\/dashboard\/bharat-ncap-norms-to-raise-standards-of-cars-in-india-no-more-sasta-tikau-hatchbacks\/1726730\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>The Print<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/visualstories\/auto\/7-key-points-of-bharat-ncap-explained-launch-crash-test-star-rating-base-variant-57651-22-08-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>India Today<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was damaged in March 2011 after a magnitude 9 earthquake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":36982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-36981","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}