Car manufacturers offer 3 airbags even in small and cheap cars: Gadkari

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The government is very careful about the safety features offered in vehicles in the country. Safety features of vehicles play a very important role in controlling the death toll in road accidents. In this regard, Union Minister for Roads, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that car manufacturers should provide six airbags even in small and cheap vehicles. Not only the rich but also the lower middle class needs security. In addition, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be operational in the year 208 and will cost the Center Rs. 1,000 to Rs. Gadkari said the revenue could be Rs 1,500 crore.

Nitin Gadkari said that small cars are mostly bought by lower middle class people. They should also get enough airbags. I wonder why car manufacturers only offer airbags in big and expensive cars bought by rich people. Even smaller and cheaper cars need more airbags, which will help control potential deaths in accidents.

Gadkari's remarks come at a time when the auto industry has expressed concern over rising vehicle prices due to high taxes, high pollution standards and stringent safety regulations. Gadkari said most of the lower middle class people buy small and cheap cars. Accidents can be fatal if their car does not have airbags. I therefore appeal to all car manufacturers to provide at least six airbags in all variants of the car.

Gadkari admitted that providing extra airbags in small cars would cost him Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 5,000, but I believe that everyone in our country should be safe. He added that on the one hand you are offering eight airbags in expensive and luxury cars, which are bought by the affluent class and on the other hand only 2 or three airbags are given in cheap and small cars bought by the lower and middle class.

Gadkari, meanwhile, said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) was a "gold mine" in generating revenue. After the commissioning of the long-awaited Delhi-Mumbai Expressway 207, a monthly fee of Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,200 crore revenue. Gadkari, after concluding his tour of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, said that over the next five years, NHAI's annual revenue from toll-tax would increase to Rs. 1.50 lakh crore, which is currently Rs. 20,000 crore. The country's national highway infrastructure has seen significant growth in the last seven years, he said. He said the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway would be completed in March 207. This expressway is being constructed as part of the first phase of 'Bharatmala Project'.