Safety assessment rating for trucks, heavy vehicles on lines of Bharat NCAP soon: Gadkari
Addressing an event organised by the New Car Assessment Program (GNCAP) and the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), Gadkari said the idea is to encourage manufacturers to improve the production quality making vehicles more safe.
The road transport and highways minister further said the government is already working on standards and safety assessment system for battery-operated e-rickshaw's in the country as they suffer from safety issues.
The safety improvement in e-rickshaws will improve their quality and generate more employment, he added.
In 2023, Gadkari had launched the Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme), which is aimed at improving at road safety standards of motors vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.
He said India accounts for the highest number of fatal road accidents with 4.8 lakh road crashes each year resulting in 1.8 lakh deaths.
The government's top priority is road safety, expansion of safe highways and vehicle safety and bolstering electric vehicles, Gadkari added.
He said the government is also working on reducing logistics cost to 9 per cent in the next couple of years from the present 14-16 per cent.
Gadkari also said the road ministry is also working on a law to determine the working hours for truck drivers as they drive 13-14 hours a day at present.
First Published: 24 Apr 2025, 03:54 PM IST
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