August 11, 2026
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- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has rolled out an indigenous star-rating system for crash testing cars under which vehicles will be assigned between one to five stars indicating their safety in a collision.
- It is called the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP).
| India sees nearly 1.5 lakh road fatalities in a year, accounting for 10% of deaths due to road crashes globally with only 1% of the world’s vehicles.
According to a World Bank study, road crashes are estimated to cost the Indian economy between 5 to 7% of GDP a year. |
- It will come into effect from October 1, 2023.
- The objective of the programme is to help consumers make an informed decision before purchasing a car, thereby spurring demand for safer cars.
- Under the Bharat NCAP, cars voluntarily nominated by automobile manufacturers will be crash tested as per protocols laid down in the Automotive Industry Standard 197.
- In certain cases cars may be subjected to a crash test such as for a base model of a popular variant (minimum clocked sale of 30,000 units), or when the MoRTH recommends a model for testing based on market feedback or in the interest of public safety.
- The programme is applicable to passenger vehicles with not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,500 kgs.
- Only the base model of a particular variant will be tested.
- Cars will be assigned a rating between one star to five stars after being evaluated on three parameters — adult occupant protection, child occupant protection and safety assist technologies present in the car.
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