<p>The National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP), which has been set up under the Heavy Industries Ministry to create research and testing infrastructure for the auto sector, is currently conducting a feasibility study on the proposal. The report is expected within the next six months.<br /><br />“Under the Automotive Mission Plan 2016, a design institute has to be set up. We are conducting a feasibility study for setting up the centre and a design training institute in the country,” NATRiP Chief Executive Officer and Project Director Rajesh Singh told PTI.<br /><br />He said the design centre will be set up in partnership with many organisations, such as the NID, SIAM, ACMA and IIT Bombay, besides foreign partners.</p>
<p>The National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP), which has been set up under the Heavy Industries Ministry to create research and testing infrastructure for the auto sector, is currently conducting a feasibility study on the proposal. The report is expected within the next six months.<br /><br />“Under the Automotive Mission Plan 2016, a design institute has to be set up. We are conducting a feasibility study for setting up the centre and a design training institute in the country,” NATRiP Chief Executive Officer and Project Director Rajesh Singh told PTI.<br /><br />He said the design centre will be set up in partnership with many organisations, such as the NID, SIAM, ACMA and IIT Bombay, besides foreign partners.</p>