Minister for Road Transport & Highways - Nitin Gadkari, said in a conference that six airbags need not be made mandatory for cars, as consumers are now aware of the safety aspects of the car, thus making it competitive for carmakers.
Dual front airbags compulsory on new models from 1 April Updated Mar 07, 2021 | 09:36 IST
According to MoRTH, all new models sold in India from 1 April this year will come equipped with dual front airbags. And as for existing models, they will have to comply with this rule from 31 August, 2021. Dual front airbags compulsory on new models from 1 April | Photo Credit: Representative Image
With an aim to increase passenger safety in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to make dual front airbags mandatory in cars from this year. MoRTH, in this regard, issued a notification stating that all new models sold in India from 1 April 2021 will come equipped with driver and co-driver (front passenger) airbags as standard. And as for all the existing models, they will have to comply with this norm from 31 August 2021. It must be noted that so far only driver-side airbag was compulsory in all cars in the country. The