India's new safety ratings for passenger cars to start on Oct 1: Govt

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India's new safety rating system for passenger cars will come into effect from October 1, said Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Tuesday during the launch of Bharat New Car Assessment Program (Bharat NCAP) in New Delhi...

Bharat NCAP was launched by Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari where the government aims to improve road safety by raising the safety standards of motor vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes in India...

"The programme aims to provide a tool to the car customers to make a comparative assessment of crash safety of motor vehicles available in the market," an official statement said...

New safety norms will also enable Indian cars to compete better in the global market as they will comply with higher safety standards in the future..

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