Lok Sabha Question No. 2945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: NATRIP
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## NATRIP

## 2945. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  National  Automotive  Testing  and  R&D  Infrastructure  Project  (NATRIP) sanctioned by the Government in 2005 has been completed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the achievements made thereunder; and
- (c)  the  details  of  world-class  automotive  testing  and  homologation  facilities  proposed  to  be provided in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI  G.M. SIDDESHWARA)

- (a): Yes, Partially completed.
- (b) & (c): The details are attached as Annexure-I.

Details of automotive testing & homologation facilities under NATRIP (state wise) along with achievements made & completion outlook.

| Centrewise Facility                                                | ICAT Manesar (Haryana)   | ARAI Pune (Maharashtra)   | VRDE Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)   | GARC Chennai (Tamilnadu)   | NATRA X Indore (Madhya Pradesh)   | NIAIMT Silchar (Assam)   | NCVRS Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Powertrain Lab                                                     | Completed                | Completed                 | -                               | May'2017                   | Complet ed                        | -                        | 24 Months after possession         |
| Fatigure & Certification Lab                                       | Completed                | Completed                 | -                               | Completed                  | -                                 | -                        | of land                            |
| Passive Safety Lab                                                 | Nov'2016                 | Completed                 | -                               | Sep'2017                   | -                                 | -                        | -                                  |
| Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH) Lab                             | Aug'2016                 | -                         | -                               | -                          | -                                 | -                        | -                                  |
| Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Lab                            | May'2016                 | -                         | Completed                       | Mar'2017                   | -                                 | -                        | -                                  |
| Test Tracks                                                        | Dec'2016                 | -                         | Completed                       | Apr'2016                   | -                                 | Completed                | 24 Months after possession of land |
| Vehicle Dynamic Lab                                                | -                        | -                         | -                               | -                          | Complet ed                        | -                        | -                                  |
| Infotronics Lab                                                    | Completed                | -                         | -                               | Completed                  | -                                 | -                        | -                                  |
| Computer aided design and Computer aided engineering (CAD/CAE) Lab | Completed                | -                         | -                               | Completed                  | Complet ed                        | -                        | -                                  |
| Component Lab                                                      | Completed                | -                         | -                               | -                          | -                                 | -                        | -                                  |
| Model I&M, Mechanies Training Centre                               | -                        | -                         | -                               | -                          | -                                 | Completed                | -                                  |
| Driving Training Institute                                         | -                        | -                         | -                               | -                          | -                                 | Completed                | -                                  |
| Accident Data Analysis Centre                                      | -                        | -                         | -                               | -                          | -                                 | -                        | Completed                          |

(-) facilities not envisaged.

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