Lok Sabha Question No. 2557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Testing Centres for Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## Testing Centres for Vehicles

## 2557. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

- (a) the total number of road accident related deaths occurred in the country due to lack of safety standards in vehicles during the last three years;
- (c) the number of proposals pending before the Government to establish such centres in every State;
- (b) the total number of state of the art testing centres and crash test centres established in the country; State-wise;
- whether the Government has introduced safety standards for new vehicles and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the method in which the Government monitors the compliance of safety standards by all the Heavy and Light Vehicle manufacturers and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a): The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways does not maintain road accident data related deaths occurring in the country due to lack of safety standards in vehicles. However, data of Road Accidents, Person killed and injured from 1970 to 2015 is enclosed (Annexure 1)

(b): Under rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) 1989, there are seven (07) testing agencies for Type Approval and Certification of Vehicles for compliance to Central Motor Vehicle 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. These are Act,

- Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI); Pune, Maharashtra
- 3) Central Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute, Budni, Madhya Pradesh
- 2) Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) Ahmednagar; Maharashtra
- 4) Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- 6) International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) Manesar, Haryana
- 5) Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune, Maharashtra
- 7) Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute, Hissar

(c): At present; no such proposal  for establishing state of the art testing centres and crash test centres in every state\_

(d): The Government has introduced several safety standards for new vehicles vide notification no\_ S.O. 1139 (E) dated 28.04.2015 and S.O. 2412 (E) dated 03.09.2015. (Annexure 2)

(e): The Government has formulated various   safety   standards which are contained in the Automotive Industry Standards (AIS) under the Central Motors Vehicles Rules, 1989 [CMVR]: There is provision under rule 126 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 that every manufacturers of motor  vehicles other than  trailers and semi-trailers requires to submit the prototype of the vehicle to be manufactured by him for test by any of the agencies specified therein for granting & certificate to the compliance of provisions of Central Motor Vehicles Act; 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

Rule 126A of CMVR, 1989 further mandates the test agencies, referred t0 in Rule 126, to also conduct test on vehicles drawn from the production line of the manufacturer to verify whether these vehicles conform to the provisions of Rules under Section 110 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.

Enforcement of provisions of CMV Act and CMV Rules come under the purview of the State Governments Union Territories.

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## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## NOTIFICATION

## New Delhi, the 28"h April, 2015

S.O. 1139(E) - In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (3) of section 109 and clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act; 1988 (59 of 1988), read with sub-rule (1) of rule 124 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, the Central Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Shipping; Road Transport and Highways; (Department of Road   Transport and Highways) , number S.O. 1365(E)   dated the   13th December; 2004 Published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-IL, Section 3, SubSection (ii), dated the 13th December 2004, namely:-

(2) In the principle notification, in the Table for Sr: No. 5 and Sr: No. 6 and the entries thereto, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-

| SL Parts/Componentsl No. Assemblics                                                                       | Standards                                       | validity                                                  |
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| (a) The steering impact requirement                                                                       | time for the vehicles gpecificd therein         | 136 December; 2004 'and valid dates of                    |
| (6) Requirements for bcbavior of steering mechanism of vehicle in,& Head-on Collision                     | time for the vehicles specified therein_ from   | New Modols 1 October 2017 AlL Models 2019.                |
| '(c) event ofan Offset Frontal Collision                                                                  | time to time, for 'vehicles ~specified therein: | New Models 2017 AJI Models 1* Octobcr; 2019               |
| 6 "(a) Side door impact for all passenger: cars                                                           | as arended fom time t time.                     | valid up to dates of implementetion of 6(b2               |
| () Approval of vehicles with rgard the Protecticn of Collision' of Vehicles with                          | timc tc tme; : for "the vehicles                | New Models October Ail Modeis; {uctober; 2048             |
| (c) Approval the Protection Pedestrian and_ other Vulnerable Road Users in Collision with a Motor Vchicle | timie to tine; specified therein:               | New: Models 1 October; 2017. All Models 1" October; 2018" |

## SANJAY BANDOPADHYAYA, Jt  Secy

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## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HCHWAYS NOTIFICATION

New Delhi; the 3rd September; 2015

sub-section (1) of section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act; 1988 (59 of 1988), read with sub-rule (1) of rule 124 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments il the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile: Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (Department of Road Transport and Highways); number S.0 136S(E) dated the dated  the 13" December 2004,namely:

- (2) In the principal notification; in the Table, against
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NIRAJ VERMA, Jt: Secy.

Note The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (ii) vide vide notification number S.O.' 1139(E) dated the 28th April 2015. noti