Yes, it does. The speed limits are usually different for national highways than state highways or district roads.
In a recent meeting with his officials, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, proposed to increase the speed limit of vehicles on expressways (controlled-access highways) by up to 20 kilometers per hour (kmph). This, he stated, was on account of considerable improvements in the quality of India’s highways that allow for faster travel than in the past. The present maximum speed limit for cars on expressways is 120 kmph and on national highways, the maximum speed limit is 100 kmph.
Gadkari added that while the speed limits on national highways should be at least 100 kmph on four-lane roads, the respective speed limit for two-lane roads and city roads should be 80 kmph and 75 kmph.
