VIL payout capped at Rs 124 crore a year under staggered AGR payment plan

Vodafone Idea has received crucial breathing space after the government, now a 49 per cent shareholder in the debt-laden telecom operator, set out a staggered payment framework for past adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that eases near-term cash outflows.

According to a communication from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), cited in a stock exchange filing by the company, annual payouts have been capped at ₹124 crore between March 2026 and March 2031. For the subsequent four years, from March 2032 to March 2035, the yearly liability will be pared to ₹100 crore.