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India's Shutdown Numbers

89

2023

77

2022

100

2021

132

2020

109

2019

136

2018

79

2017

31

2016

14

2015

6

2014

5

2013

3

2012

Total Shutdowns
781
Most Shutdowns
Jammu and Kashmir, 427
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Recent Shutdowns
Nov. 28, 2023
Manipur extends internet shutdown till December 3rd.
Nov. 23, 2023
Manipur extends internet shutdown till November 28th.
Nov. 18, 2023
Manipur extends internet shutdown till November 23rd.
Nov. 13, 2023
Manipur extends internet shutdown till November 18th.
Nov. 9, 2023
Manipur extends internet shutdown till November 13th
Nov. 8, 2023
Mobile Internet Shutdown in Pulwama, J&K from November 8th to 11th.
Nov. 6, 2023
Manipur extends internet shutdown till November 8th.
Nov. 5, 2023
Mobile Internet Shutdown in Pulwama, J&K from November 5th to 8th.
Nov. 3, 2023
Mobile Internet Shutdown in Pulwama, J&K from November 3rd to 5th.
Nov. 1, 2023
Internet Shutdown in Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra for 48 hours.

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Disclaimer - Please note that in case you notice any discrepancies in the number of shutdowns at a state level and district level, it is due to the fact that a single order of shutdown which will be counted as one may be imposed in multiple districts, thereby increasing the district count but keeping the state count the same.

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Longest Shutdowns

552 days

Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir

Aug. 4, 2019 - Feb. 6, 2021

An internet shutdown was imposed in the evening of 4th August 2019, when Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated by the Parliament of India. It was passed by the Presidential order number 272 dated August 5, 2019. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. This was a preventive …

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165 days

Throughout the State, Manipur

April 27, 2023 - Oct. 18, 2023

An internet shutdown was imposed in the entire State of Manipur on May 3rd, 2023. This shutdown was an extension from two districts Churachandpur and Pherzawl, where internet shutdown had already begun on April 28th, 2023. The Statewide Shutdown was enforced after violence broke out following communal clashes in the state of Manipur. The internet shutdown in Manipur is the …

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145 days

Kargil, Ladakh

Aug. 4, 2019 - Dec. 27, 2019

Kargil district of Ladakh faced a shutdown of 145 days, which was imposed since August 2019 on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. The shutdown was imposed alongside the suspension of all landlines, mobiles and SMS communication as a preventive measure in the wake of the abrogation of article 370. It was lifted on December 2019 in the district, …

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Kind of service restricted

Kinds of services restricted: This graph represents the different services which were restricted during the Internet shutdown. The graph represents trends in shutdowns across different internet services: mobile internet (represented in blue); broadband internet (in grey) and both mobile and broadband (in green).

Nature of Shutdown

This graph represents two types of internet shutdowns preventive shutdown (marked in blue)- these are shutdowns imposed in anticipation of an event which may require for internet to be suspended by the state. The second type is a reactive shutdown (marked in green) - these are the type of shutdowns which are imposed in order to contain on-going law and order situation and are imposed once an event begins.

Duration of Shutdown

This graph represents the time duration of internet shutdowns imposed across three different data sets: Shutdowns under 24 hours (marked in blue); these are shutdowns duration of which are below 24 hours. Shutdowns between 24 and 72 hours(marked in green) - The duration of these shutdowns are above 24 hours but less than 72 hours. Shutdowns above 72 hours (Marked in yellow)- These are shutdowns which last for more than 72 hours. The graph also presents separate data set(marked in Red) indicating non-availability of information on duration of remaining recorded shutdowns which is attributable chiefly to the fact that no public notifications are issued by the Government or Internet Service Providers before, during, or after shutdowns, leaving stake-holders outside the affected areas to source this information from available news reports, which do not consistently mention the duration for the shutdown.

Kind of service restricted

Kinds of services restricted: This graph represents the different services which were restricted during the Internet shutdown. The graph represents trends in shutdowns across different internet services: mobile internet (represented in blue); broadband internet (in grey) and both mobile and broadband (in green).

Nature of Shutdown

This graph represents two types of internet shutdowns preventive shutdown (marked in blue)- these are shutdowns imposed in anticipation of an event which may require for internet to be suspended by the state. The second type is a reactive shutdown (marked in green) - these are the type of shutdowns which are imposed in order to contain on-going law and order situation and are imposed once an event begins.

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