Lok Sabha Question No. 679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Bharat New Vehicle Assessment Safety Programme
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  current  status  of  the  Bharat  New  Vehicle  Assessment  Safety  Programme  and  the implementation of the same in all States;
- (b) whether all new manufactured cars in India are subjected to the crash tests, if so, whether the mandatory crash test leads to increase in the market price of the car;
- (c)  whether  the  crash  test  is  conducted  by  the  car  manufacturers  themselves  or  in  a Government owned or funded facility; and
- (d)  whether  the  number  of  advanced  car  safety  requirements  like  autonomous  emergency braking, reverse  cameras,  alcohol  interlock  installation  device  etc.  announced  by  the European Union are likely to be introduced in India to improve road safety?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c)  In India, every car manufacturer has to obtain a homologation certificate for every car model before introduction in the market. The certificate is given after testing as per Indian regulations under Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 by the test agencies authorised under Rule  126  of  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989.  This  Ministry  has  issued  S.O.  1139  (E) dated 28.04.2015 and S.O. 2412 (E) dated 03.09.2015 amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (CMVRs) and notifying the following crash standards:-

|   Sl. No. | Standards                                                                                        | Date of commencement/validity                                       |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | The steering impact requirement IS 11939:1996                                                    | 13 th December, 2004 and valid up to dates of implementation of (b) |
|         2 | Requirement for behaviour of steering mechanism of a vehicle in a Head-on Collision AIS 096/2008 | New Models- 1.10.2017 All Models- 01.10.2019                        |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 679

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## BHARAT NEW VEHICLE ASSESSMENT SAFETY PROGRAMME

679. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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|   3 | Protection of occupants in the event of an offset Frontal Collision AIS 098/2008                                                                               | New Models- 1.10.2017 All Models- 01.10.2019                        |
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|   4 | Side door impact for all passenger cars IS 12009:1995                                                                                                          | 13the December, 2004 and valid up to dates of implementation of (b) |
|   5 | Approval of vehicles with regard to the Protection of Occupants in the event of a Lateral Collision. AIS 099/2008                                              | New Models- 1.10.2018 All Models- 01.10.2019                        |
|   6 | Approval of Vehicles with regard to the Protection of Pedestrian and other Vulnerable Road Users in the event of a Collision with a Motor Vehicle AIS 100/2010 | New Models- 1.10.2018 All Models- 01.10.2020                        |

(d) No such proposal presently under consideration in the Ministry.

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