Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Speed Limit on National Highways
Posted On: 19 JUL 2018 6:47PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has notified S.O. 1522 (E) dated 6th April, 2018 fixing maximum speed of motor vehicles in kilometres per hour on different categories of roads:-
| Maximum speed per hour in kilometers on roads in India | |||||
| S. No. | Class of Motor Vehicles | Expressway with Access Control | 4 lane and above divided carriageway (roads with Median strips/Dividers) | Road within Municipal Limits | Other Roads |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| 1. | Motor vehicles used for carriage of passengers comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat ( M1 category vehicles) | 120 | 100 | 70 | 70 |
| 2. | Motor vehicles used for carriage of passengers comprising nine or more seats in addition to the driver’s seat ( M2 and M3 category Vehicles) | 100 | 90 | 60 | 60 |
| 3. | More vehicles used for carriage of goods ( All N category Vehicles) | 80 | 80 | 60 | 60 |
| 4. | Motor Cycles | 80* | 80 | 60 | 60 |
| 5. | Quadricycle | – | 60 | 50 | 50 |
| 6. | Three wheeled vehicles | – | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| * If permitted to ply on Expressway. | |||||
The Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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