Lok Sabha Question No. 692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Implementation of NCAP
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of road accidents has  increased  by  six  per cent to more than 4.6 lakh in the  year  2022  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  install  in-built  collision warning signal system i.e. Moving of Information System (MOIS) in certain  categories  of  4-wheelers  to  reduce  the  possibility  of collision for safety of riders and pedestrians;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the said system;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  the  Bharat  New  Car Assessment Programme (NCAP); and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Ministry  publishes  'Road  Accidents  in  India'  annually  based  on data received from Police Departments of States/ UTs.  As per the report, Number  of  road  accidents  in  the  country  during  the  Year  2022  were reported as 4,61,312. The years 2020 and 2021 were affected by the COVID19 pandemic.

The  Road  Accidents  in  India  Report,  2022  gives  the  following  data  on  road accidents:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 692 ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NCAP

692.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

| Year   | No. of Road Accidents   |
|--------|-------------------------|
| 2001   | 4,05,637                |
| 2002   | 4,07,497                |
| 2003   | 4,06,726                |
| 2004   | 4,29,910                |
| 2005   | 4,39,255                |
| 2006   | 4,60,920                |
| 2007   | 4,79,216                |
| 2008   | 4,84,704                |
| 2009   | 4,86,384                |
| 2010   | 4,99,628                |
| 2011   | 4,97,686                |
| 2012   | 4,90,383                |
| 2013   | 4,86,476                |
| 2014   | 4,89,400                |
| 2015   | 5,05,770                |
| 2016   | 4,84,756                |
| 2017   | 4,69,242                |
| 2018   | 4,70,403                |
| 2019   | 4,56,959                |
| 2020*  | 3,72,181                |
| 2021*  | 4,12,432                |
| 2022   | 4,61,312                |

(b) & (c) As per information from ARAI, Pune, the Government vide its recommendary technical committees viz., Central Motor Vehicle RulesTechnical  Standing  Committee  (CMVR-TSC)  and  Automotive  Industry Standards  Committee  (AISC)  has  taken  up  the  work  to  formulate standard  on  Moving  Off  Information  Systems  (MOIS)  for  vehicles  of categories M2 (Category M2 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of passengers, comprising nine or more seats in addition to the driver's seat and having a maximum Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding five tonnes), M3 (Category M3 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of passengers, comprising nine or more seats in addition to the driver's seat and having a Gross Vehicle Weight exceeding five tonnes), N2 (Category N2 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of goods and having a Gross Vehicle Weight  exceeding  3.5  tonnes  but  not  exceeding  12  tonnes)  and  N3 (Category  N3  means  a  motor  vehicle  used  for  carriage  of  goods  and having a Gross Vehicle Weight exceeding 12 tonnes).

MOIS is an advanced driver assistance system to aid drivers in low-speed moving off from rest manoeuvres that involve collisions between M2, M3, N2  and  N3  vehicle  category  vehicles  and  vulnerable  road  users

(pedestrians  and  cyclists).  MOlS  detects  and  inform  the  driver  of  the presence  of  pedestrians  and  cyclists  in  the  close-proximity  forward blind-spot of the vehicle and, if deemed necessary based on manufacturer strategy warn the driver of a potential collision.

(d)  &  (e)  Ministry  vide  G.S.R.   698(E)  dated  27th September, 2023 has inserted a new Rule 126E in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR),

1989 regarding Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP). The car assessment programme under the Rule 126E is applicable on the type approved vehicles of category M1 ( Category M1 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of passengers, comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat), manufactured or imported in the country on or after the 1st day of October, 2023.   Nothing in this rule shall apply to a vehicle exempted under rule 126. BNCAP is a voluntary program, which introduces the concept of safety rating  of  passenger  cars  and  empowers  consumers  to  take  informed decisions.

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