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India's Shutdown Numbers

40

2023

77

2022

101

2021

132

2020

109

2019

135

2018

79

2017

31

2016

14

2015

6

2014

5

2013

3

2012

Total Shutdowns
732
Most Shutdowns
Jammu and Kashmir, 421
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Recent Shutdowns
June 7, 2023
Internet shutdown in Kolhapur amid unrest and protests in the city.
June 5, 2023
A seventh order passed in Manipur imposing a total internet shutdown until June 10th.
May 31, 2023
Internet shutdown in Manipur extended for a further 5 days. The current order signifies one …
May 29, 2023
Internet Shutdown in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur District as a preventive measure.
May 26, 2023
Internet shutdown for a further 5 days in Manipur, owing to a students protest in …
May 21, 2023
Complete internet shutdown in Manipur imposed until 26th May. 23 days of total blocking.
May 16, 2023
Internet continues to remain completely shut in Manipur. Total shutdown since 3rd May.
May 14, 2023
Internet shutdown in the State of Maharashtra to prevent violence.
May 11, 2023
Internet Shutdown to continue for 5 days in Manipur due to violence in the State.
May 9, 2023
Internet Shutdown in Papumpare and Itanagar for a period of 3 days due to a …

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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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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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133 days

Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir

July 8, 2016 - Nov. 19, 2016

One of the longest Internet Shutdowns was observed in Kashmir located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in 2016 due to the agitation caused by the killing of Burhan Wani in July 2016. Mobile Internet Services were suspended for 133 days. Mobile Internet services were restored on November 2016 for postpaid users, and on January 2017 for prepaid users. …

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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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