Balance AGR dues of telcos pegged at Rs 1,30,440 crore: Sanjay Dhotre

New Delhi: The government has received Rs 15,896.5 crore payment from telecom companies towards AGR liabilities, placing the remaining dues at Rs 1,30,440.4 crore, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. To another question on whether the government intends to propose a plan for future development in the telecom sector in view of the huge Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) fees required to be paid by telcos, Minister of State for Communications, Sanjay Dhotre said there is “no such plan at present”.

On speculations regarding shutting down of Vodafone IdeaNSE 2.78 %, Dhotre said no such information is available with the government. On whether the government proposes to initiate any action over non-compliance of order on payment of dues by telcos, Dhotre pointed out that the Centre had directed the licensees to make the payments in accordance with October 24 order of the Supreme Court.