Vodafone Idea pays Rs 3,354-cr AGR dues, claims principal amount fully paid

Vodafone Idea on Monday paid another Rs 3,354 crore towards its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, making full payment of the principal amount as calculated on the self-assessment basis. The company on March 6 had self-assessed its dues at Rs 21,533 crore, less than half of what the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had estimated (Rs 58,254 crore).

Of the Rs 21,533-crore liability, the principal amount was Rs 6,854 crore for the period from FY 2006-07 to FY 2018-19. The company had paid Rs 2,500 crore on February 17 and another Rs 1,000 crore on February 20 towards its liability.