Telcos owe Centre ₹1.77 lakh crore in AGR dues till FY25; Vodafone Idea liability at ₹89,952 crore
Telecom operators’ total adjusted gross revenue dues up to the financial year 2024-25 payable to the government stood at over ₹1.77 lakh crore, according to official data shared with Parliament.
The data shows that the total liability on debt-ridden Vodafone Idea (Vi) stands at ₹89,952 crore, Bharti Group ₹51,091 crore, Tata Group ₹20,426 crore, MTNL ₹14,462 crore, and Reliance Jio Infocomm ₹1,984 crore.
In the case of Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the AGR dues pertaining to the period from FY2006-07 to FY 2018-19 have been frozen at ₹87,695 crore.
The frozen dues are also subject to reassessment.
Parliament has been informed that the Department of Telecom formed a committee on January 30 to decide on the outcome of the reassessment of frozen dues of Vi.
“The Committee comprises a retired Secretary-level officer of the Government of India and a representative of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), as nominated by the CAG.
“The Committee shall finalise the outcome of the reassessment within a period of two months, unless extended. The decision of the committee shall be final, binding on both parties (DoT and VIL),” the official statement shared with Parliament said.
