GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2153
TO BE ANSWERED ON 5TH JANUARY 2018
INTERNET SHUTDOWNS
2153. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) The details of internet shutdowns taken place in the country in the last three years under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), year-wise; and
(b) The details of internet shutdowns taken place under recently released Temporary Suspension of Telecom Service (Public Emergency and Public Safety) Rules, 2017 in August 2017?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) & (b) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of House.
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