Many trailers used with tractors, especially in rural and radius areas, are produced by unorganized manufacturers who do not comply with safety standards. They lack the correct brake systems, tail lights, reflectors and suspension systems. The vast majority of these trailers are not even registered and technically illegally illegally illegally.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Motorways after consultations with tractors and industrial industries plans to enter and ensure that the trailers adhere to security codes, the first of these two cited people spoke about the state of anonymity.
A gap of registration
According to sellers, tractors are sold together with trailers in most cases. However, government data show inequality between tractor registration and trailer.
So far, in this calendar year, about 34,000 trailers for agricultural and personal use have been sold in the country, according to the government portal for the registration of the Vahan vehicle. Of these, very few tractors sold large tractors. This year, Tata Motors has sold 26 trailers to this day, while Mahindra & Mahindra sold 486. Meanwhile, the data from Vahan showed that about 26,600 were sold to the “local trailers”.
On the other hand, about 41,000 trailers in the calendar 2023 and 2024 were registered. On the other hand, according to the tractor and mechanization Association (darkness), the total sale of the 939,725 units in FY25 and 867,085 units in FY24 was the total sale of the home tractor.
Questions to the Ministry of Road Transport and Motorways remained unanswered until the press time.
According to a study published in 2023, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research was in the country in the country in 2020, mostly in rural areas for agricultural purposes. Sure, the registration of the trailer is mandatory, even if it is sold together with the tractor for agricultural purposes. “In India, less than 2% of tractor trailers are registered. Most trailers produced by local dealers do not meet safety standards and are precious every year in accidents,” said S. Velmurugan, chief scientist and head of the department, transport engineering and safety, CSIR-Ccentral Road Research Institute, Delhi.
Large manufacturers of trailer and tractors represent the government on the safety of trailers, the second person cited earlier said. “Many of these trailers do not comply with the basic safety standards, because there is only very low supervision when implementing the trailers,” the person said.
According to tractor manufacturers, it is difficult to determine the size of the tract of tractors, because the sector is fragmented and mostly unorganized. However, gross estimates of tractor and trailer manufacturers caused the size of the industry to more than £3,000 crore. Also, depending on size and functions, the trailer is anywhere £1.5 lakh and £9 lakh.
Industry estimates also indicate that 70-80% of tractors sold in rural and semi -crutch regions now come from an unorganized sector. There are also several main manufacturers of the original equipment (OEM). However, these vehicles, especially vehicles produced by small, unorganized manufacturers, often lack basic safety features such as brake systems, tail lights and reflectors, said a manager working with the tractor manufacturer and asked not to be identified.
The risk of accidents
Over the years, several cases of injuries and deaths have been reported as a result of trailer -related accidents. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research Study found that in 2014 and 2020 trailers caused up to 12,028 injuries and 5,720 deaths.
Overloading of the goods can lead to a trailer rolling and, according to the study of tractor tractor tractors in rural India, according to ICAR, a key reason for trailers in the country. The study also found that lack of brakes, sensors, rear -view mirrors, suspension systems and incorrect suspension and tethering to the tractor are a limitation of the safety of the trailer.
According to trailer manufacturers, because there is no strict implementation of standards, pendant manufacturers often compromise safety. “We required infrastructure to equip tract tract with early systems, indicators, tail lights, flashing lights on the side. It is obvious £10,000- £1.5 lakh. In the absence of stricter implementation of standards, customers ask us to reduce the costs by removing these functions, ”said Maharashtra.
These tailor -made trailers that offer low costs and flexibility have become a preferred choice for small farmers, transporters and rural enterprises.
“We have been in the field for the last 35 years. Over the past 10 years, the market has become very competitive with road workshops offering custom trailers that undermine the safety and viability for organized players,” said Jagdeep Singh, owner of agricultural manufacturers Dhiman Agro Industries in Pandjab Dhuri.
Managers in the field said they have raised concerns about the quality and safety of trailers produced in an unorganized sector. “These trailers often circumvent safety standards that represent the risks for users and other roads,” said a leading spokesman for the production of trailers.
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