India Data-Protection Penalties

Aggregate view of every enforcement action in the tracker — totals by regulator, sector and year.

₹1,822.14 Cr
Total tracked penalties across 11 actions

Largest penalties

Entity Authority Date Penalty
Meta Platforms Irish Data Protection Commission 2023-05-22 €1.2 Billion
LinkedIn Irish Data Protection Commission 2024-10-24 €310 Million
Statute — All Data Fiduciaries MeitY 2023-08-11 Up to ₹250 Cr (framework)
WhatsApp / Meta Competition Commission of India 2024-11-18 ₹213.14 Cr

By regulator

Irish Data Protection Commission 2 · ₹1,359 Cr
MeitY 2 · ₹250 Cr
Competition Commission of India 1 · ₹213.14 Cr
Reserve Bank of India 3 · —
CERT-In / IRDAI 1 · —
CERT-In 1 · —
High Court / Supreme Court 1 · —

By sector

Social Media / Tech 3 · ₹1,572.14 Cr
Government 4 · ₹250 Cr
Fintech 3 · —
Healthcare 1 · —

Actions by year

1
2017
2
2021
1
2022
2
2023
4
2024
1
2025

Number of tracked enforcement actions per year.

Totals cover actions recorded in this tracker, including international penalties shown in their original currency on the case pages. Every figure links to a sourced case page. Data: CSV · JSON API