Committee set up to formulate safety standards for car manufactures

In order to formulate safety standards for car manufacturers to make safe car, a committee has been set up under the chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Transport) with the following terms of reference:

(i)  The testing requirement/test protocols and rating system for the Programme keeping in view of the international experience and the national conditions.

(ii)   Mechanism and methodology for selection of vehicles for assessment.

(iii)  Permanent administrative set up required for implementation and monitoring of the programme.

(iv)  Assessment of fund requirement for the implementation of the programme and mechanism therefore.

(v)  Identification and accreditation of test facilities for conducting the required tests.

(vi)   To recommend time schedules for :

(1) Launch of BNVAP; and 

(2) Implementation of BNVAP in consultation with the automobile industry on:  (a) voluntary basis; (b) mandatory basis.

   Provisions regarding construction, equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles are contained in chapter VII of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) and chapter V of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (CMVRs). Rule 126 of CMVRs requires every manufacturer of motor vehicles other than trailers and semi-trailers to submit the prototype of the vehicle to be manufactured by him for test by any of the agencies specified therein for granting a certificate as to the compliance of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) and CMVRs. Rule 126A of CMVRs requires the test agencies, referred to in rule 126, to also conduct tests on vehicles drawn from the production line of the manufacturer to verify whether these vehicles conform to the provisions of rules made under section 110 of the MV Act.

 This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways,  Shri Pon Radhakrishnan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. 

Courtesy: pib.nic.in