AGR dues: GAIL, PowerGrid say they owe nothing

Though the government has issued notices to several non-telecom PSUs having some form of telecom licence to pay up their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues totalling over Rs 2 lakh crore, firms like GAIL and PowerGrid have stated that they owe nothing and hence there was no question of paying anything.

In a reply to an email query on the subject, GAIL said, “(India) Ltd obtained ISP (internet service provider) licence in 2002, for a period of 15 years, which expired in 2017. But GAIL has never done any business under ISP licence. Since no business is done under ISP licence, there is no amount payable”.