Govt gets ₹25,900 cr in AGR dues, asks telcos to make full payment

NEW DELHI : The government has received part payment of about ₹25,900 crore from telecom operators towards statutory dues and has again directed telcos to make full payments, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

“The Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have made some payments in compliance with the Supreme Court order dated October 24, 2019,” Minister of State for Communications Sanjay Dhotre said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

The minister said the government has “again” directed the operators to make full payments in a letter dated March 4, 2020.