New Delhi: Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari It said on Wednesday that most automobile manufacturers in India are already exporting cars with six airbags, and there is a need to adopt similar safety norms for cars in the country, emphasizing that they should be used for small economy cars. The safety of the users should also be considered. Addressing the annual session of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), Gadkari Told that every year around 5 lakh road accidents kill 1.5 lakh people and injure more than 3 lakh.
“Most of the automobile manufacturers in India are exporting cars with 6 airbags. But in India, because of the economic model and cost, they are hesitating,” he said.
Gadkari wondered why automobile manufacturers are not thinking about the lives of people using economy cars in India. Mostly, the lower middle class people buy small economy cars.
An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system that intervenes between the driver and the vehicle’s dashboard during a collision, preventing serious injuries.
The Minister said that reducing accidents in the country is the need of the hour.
Gadkari said, “We need the cooperation of the automobile industry to reduce accidents. There should be healthy competition among manufacturers to produce safe cars.”
The government is trying to make it mandatory for car makers to provide at least six airbags in eight-seater vehicles from October.
Gadkari’s remark assumes significance as it comes against the backdrop of the automobile industry raising concerns that high taxation for vehicles and stricter safety and emission norms have made their products costlier.
Earlier this year, ministry of road transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a statement said that in order to enhance the safety of the occupants of the motor vehicle against side impact, it has been decided to enhance the safety features by making modifications. Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989.
“A draft notification has been issued on January 14, 2022, which states that M1 class vehicles manufactured after October 1, 2022 shall be equipped with two side/side torso air bags, each with front row outboard seating. position, and two side curtain/tube air bags, one each for persons sitting outboard,” it said.
According to National Crime Records Bureau According to the (NCRB) data, over 1.55 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents across India in 2021 – an average of 426 daily or 18 every single hour – which is the highest death toll recorded in any calendar year so far. Is.
According to the report titled ‘Road Accidents in India – 2020’, more than 11 per cent of the deaths and injuries were due to non-use of seat belts.
Gadkari said that road safety is the top agenda of the government.
Responding to the demands of automotive component makers for reduction in GST, he said the sector is giving ‘maximum revenue’ to the government and that is why no finance minister is ready to settle on that.
Gadkari asked automobile manufacturers to start manufacturing vehicles with flex fuel engines. “On the 28th of this month, I am going to launch this Toyota Flex-engine car in Delhi,” he said.
Last year, road ministry An advisory was issued to car manufacturers to install flexible-fuel engines in vehicles.
Flex-fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel made from a combination of gasoline and methanol or ethanol.
The Minister emphasized the need to encourage people to use the rapid transport system on a large scale. “We need to discourage people from buying more cars…how can the width of the road be increased,” he said.
“Most of the automobile manufacturers in India are exporting cars with 6 airbags. But in India, because of the economic model and cost, they are hesitating,” he said.
Gadkari wondered why automobile manufacturers are not thinking about the lives of people using economy cars in India. Mostly, the lower middle class people buy small economy cars.
An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system that intervenes between the driver and the vehicle’s dashboard during a collision, preventing serious injuries.
The Minister said that reducing accidents in the country is the need of the hour.
Gadkari said, “We need the cooperation of the automobile industry to reduce accidents. There should be healthy competition among manufacturers to produce safe cars.”
The government is trying to make it mandatory for car makers to provide at least six airbags in eight-seater vehicles from October.
Gadkari’s remark assumes significance as it comes against the backdrop of the automobile industry raising concerns that high taxation for vehicles and stricter safety and emission norms have made their products costlier.
Earlier this year, ministry of road transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a statement said that in order to enhance the safety of the occupants of the motor vehicle against side impact, it has been decided to enhance the safety features by making modifications. Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989.
“A draft notification has been issued on January 14, 2022, which states that M1 class vehicles manufactured after October 1, 2022 shall be equipped with two side/side torso air bags, each with front row outboard seating. position, and two side curtain/tube air bags, one each for persons sitting outboard,” it said.
According to National Crime Records Bureau According to the (NCRB) data, over 1.55 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents across India in 2021 – an average of 426 daily or 18 every single hour – which is the highest death toll recorded in any calendar year so far. Is.
According to the report titled ‘Road Accidents in India – 2020’, more than 11 per cent of the deaths and injuries were due to non-use of seat belts.
Gadkari said that road safety is the top agenda of the government.
Responding to the demands of automotive component makers for reduction in GST, he said the sector is giving ‘maximum revenue’ to the government and that is why no finance minister is ready to settle on that.
Gadkari asked automobile manufacturers to start manufacturing vehicles with flex fuel engines. “On the 28th of this month, I am going to launch this Toyota Flex-engine car in Delhi,” he said.
Last year, road ministry An advisory was issued to car manufacturers to install flexible-fuel engines in vehicles.
Flex-fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel made from a combination of gasoline and methanol or ethanol.
The Minister emphasized the need to encourage people to use the rapid transport system on a large scale. “We need to discourage people from buying more cars…how can the width of the road be increased,” he said.