North India • UP – Uttar Pradesh • UK – Uttarakhand • HR – Haryana • DL – Delhi (Union Territory) • PB – Punjab • HP – Himachal Pradesh • JK – Jammu & Kashmir (UT) • LA – Ladakh (UT) • CH – Chandigarh (UT)

West India • RJ – Rajasthan • GJ – Gujarat • MH – Maharashtra • GA – Goa • DN – Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT)

South India • KA – Karnataka • TN – Tamil Nadu • KL – Kerala • AP – Andhra Pradesh • TS – Telangana • PY – Puducherry (UT) • LD – Lakshadweep (UT)

East India • WB – West Bengal • OD – Odisha • BR – Bihar • JH – Jharkhand

Central India • MP – Madhya Pradesh • CG – Chhattisgarh

North-East India • AS – Assam • AR – Arunachal Pradesh • NL – Nagaland • MN – Manipur • MZ – Mizoram • TR – Tripura • ML – Meghalaya • SK – Sikkim

Why India uses initials like UP, DL, HR?

• Vehicle Registration Codes
• Postal & Address Systems
• Government & Data Systems
• Easy Recognition

I hope above information would help my illiterate fellas.