India, May 21 -- Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) on Tuesday said it has set up a support cell for bus body makers to help them in obtaining the necessary certification.

ARAI has introduced several initiatives to facilitate the smooth onboarding of bus body builders for certification of bus bodies. These services are aimed at improving ease of compliance and paperwork in getting a timely and cost-effective certification. A dedicated webpage has been created outlining all the necessary information related to bus body certification. In the pre-application stage, the team will provide technical and design support for development of the bus body, ARAI said in a statement.

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