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:-
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Maximum speed per hour in kilometers on roads in India
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S. No.
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Class of Motor Vehicles
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Expressway with Access Control
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4 lane and above divided carriageway (roads with Median strips/Dividers)
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Road within Municipal Limits
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Other Roads
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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1.
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Motor vehicles used for carriage of passengers comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat ( M1 category vehicles)
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120
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100
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70
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70
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2.
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Motor vehicles used for carriage of passengers comprising nine or more seats in addition to the driver’s seat ( M2 and M3 category Vehicles)
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100
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90
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60
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60
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3.
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More vehicles used for carriage of goods ( All N category Vehicles)
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80
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80
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60
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60
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4.
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Motor Cycles
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80*
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80
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60
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60
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5.
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Quadricycle
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-
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60
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50
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50
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6.
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Three wheeled vehicles
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-
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50
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50
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50
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* If permitted to ply on Expressway.
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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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