DoT seeking Rs 3 lakh cr from GAIL, other non-telecom PSUs result of communication gap: Pradhan

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications seeking nearly Rs 3 lakh crore in dues from non-telecom PSUs, such as GAIL, Oil India Ltd and PowerGrid, was a result of “communication gap” as these firms do not owe any such amount, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday.

Following the October 24 Supreme Court ruling that non-telecom revenues of telecom firms such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea should be included for considering payments of