Speed limits in India vary by state and vehicle type. In April 2018, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways fixed the maximum speed limit on expressways at 120 km/h, for national highways at 110 km/h, and for urban roads at 70 km/h for M1 category of vehicles. The M1 category includes most passenger vehicles which have fewer than 8 seats. State and local governments in India may fix lower speed limits than those prescribed by the Union Ministry.[1]
row span="2" | State | row span="2" | Motorcycle | row span="2" | Light motor vehicle (cars) | col span="2" | Medium passenger vehicle | col span="2" | Medium goods vehicle | col span="2" | Heavy vehicle/Articulated vehicle | row span="2" | Vehicle pulling 1 trailer | row span="2" | Vehicle pulling multiple trailers | row span="2" | All other vehicles |
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Andhra Pradesh / Telangana State[2] | 50 | No default limit (65 for transport vehicles) | 65 | 65 | 40/50 | 60 (50 if trailer > 800 kg) | 50 | 30 | |||||||||
Maharashtra[3] | 50 | No default limit (65 for transport vehicles) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||||||
Delhi[4] | 30-70 | 25-50 | 20-40 | 20-40 | 20-40 | 20-40 | 20-40 | 20–40 | |||||||||
Uttar Pradesh[5] | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20-40 | 20-40 | 20-40 | ||||||||||
Haryana[6] | 30/50 | 50 | 40/65 | 40/65 | 30/40 | 35/60 | 40/60 | 20/30 | |||||||||
50 | No limit (60 for cars in Bangalore except in Airport road where it is 80, 100 for cars only on NH 66 between Mangalore and Udupi)[7] (65 for transport vehicles) | 60 (KSRTC) | 60 | 60 | 40/60 | 40/60 | |||||||||||
Odisha[8] | 60 (4 lane or above divided carriageway), 40 (NH & SH passing through Municipal area), 50 (others) | 40 (4 lane or above divided carriageway), 30 (NH & SH passing through Municipal area), 30 (others) | 100 (4 lane or above divided carriageway), 50 (NH & SH passing through Municipal area), 60 (others) | 60 (4 lane or above divided carriageway), 30 (NH & SH passing through Municipal area), 50 (others) | 60 (4 lane or above divided carriageway), 30 (NH & SH passing through Municipal area), 50 (others) | ||||||||||||
Punjab[9] | 35/50 | 50/70/80 | 45/50/65 | 30 | |||||||||||||
Tamil Nadu | 60 | 80 100 for four line high ways / 120 for six line high ways | |||||||||||||||
Kerala[10] | 30 (Near School) / 45 (In Ghat roads) / 50 (City/State Highway/ All other places) / 70(National Highway) / 80 (4-lane highway) | 50 (City); 70 (All other places); 80 (State Highway); 90 (National Highway); 100 (4-lane highway);110 (6lane NH) | 30-40 (Near School /In Ghat roads / City) / 50-65 (All other places / State Highway / National Highway) 70 (4-lane highway) | 30-40 (Near School /In Ghat roads / City) / 50-65 (All other places / State Highway / National Highway) 70 (4-lane highway) | 30 (Near School /In Ghat roads) / 40 (All other places /City) / 60 (State Highway / National Highway) / 65 (4-lane highway) | 25-30 (Near School /In Ghat roads) / 40-50 (All other places /City) / 60 (State Highway / National Highway / 4-lane highway) | 25-30 (Near School /In Ghat roads) / 60 (All other places) / 40 - 50(State Highway / National Highway / 4-lane highway / City) | 25-30 |