Lok Sabha Question No. 2846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Payment of AGR
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2846 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2020

## PAYMENT OF AGR

## 2846. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  in  India  are  not  adhering  to  the Honourable Supreme Court order for the payment of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) which is due for more than 15 years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto and
- (c) the action taken/being taken by the Government for early recovery of the said dues?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) The Telecom Service Providers(TSPs) have made some payments in compliance of the Honourable Supreme Court order dated 24.10.2019.
- (b ) Details are attached as Annexure . The government has again directed the TSPs to make full payments vide letter dated 04.03.2020.
- (c) The  Government  has  directed  all  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  to  make  the payments  in  accordance  with  the  order  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  dated  24.10.2019  vide letters dated 13.11.2019, 20.01.2020 and 14.02.2020.

Annexure referred to in Para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2846 for answer on 11.03.2020

| Sr. No.   | PAO Code                 | Debitor Name                        | Amount                   | Date                     |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | 077188                   | BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED               | 95,000,000,000.00        | 18-02-2020               |
| 2         | 077188                   | BHARTIHEXACOM LIMITED               | 5,000,000,000.00         | 18-02-2020               |
| 3         | 077188                   | BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED               | 26,570,000,000.00        | 29-02-2020*              |
| 4         | 077188                   | BHARTIHEXACOM LIMITED               | 3,470,000,000.00         | 29-02-2020*              |
| 5         | 077188                   | BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED               | 49,500,000,000.00        | 29-02-2020*              |
| 6         | 077188                   | BHARTIHEXACOM LIMITED               | 500,000,000.00           | 29-02-2020*              |
|           | Total 180,040,000,000.00 | Total 180,040,000,000.00            | Total 180,040,000,000.00 | Total 180,040,000,000.00 |
| 1         | 077188                   | RELIANCE COMMUNICATION LIMITED      | 39,607,664.00            | 24-01-2020               |
| 2         | 077188                   | RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LTD 840       | 1,123,807,523.00         | 24-01-2020               |
| 3         | 077188                   | RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LTD 840       | 467,605,546.00           | 24-01-2020               |
| 4         | 077188                   | RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LTD 840       | 226,503,297.00           | 24-01-2020               |
| 5         | 077188                   | RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LTD 840       | 107,129,306.00           | 24-01-2020               |
| 6         | 077188                   | RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LTD 840       | 26,780,011.00            | 24-01-2020               |
|           | Total 1,991,433,347.00   | Total 1,991,433,347.00              | Total 1,991,433,347.00   | Total 1,991,433,347.00   |
| 1         | 077188                   | TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED - NO LIEN | 12,121,291,404.00        | 18-02-2020               |
| 2         | 077188                   | TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED - NO LIEN | 3,863,046,786.00         | 18-02-2020               |
| 3         | 077188                   | TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED - NO LIEN | 1,095,504,143.00         | 18-02-2020               |
| 4         | 077188                   | TATA TELESERVICES MAHARASHTRA LTD.  | 3,983,456,602.00         | 18-02-2020               |
| 5         | 077188                   | TATA TELESERVICES MAHARASHTRA LTD.  | 910,432,636.00           | 18-02-2020               |
| 6         | 077188                   | TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED - NO LIEN | 18,500,000,000.00        | 03-03-2020               |
| 7         | 077188                   | TATA TELESERVICES MAHARASHTRA LTD.  | 1,500,000,000.00         | 03-03-2020               |
|           | Total 41,973,731,571.00  | Total 41,973,731,571.00             | Total 41,973,731,571.00  | Total 41,973,731,571.00  |
| 1         | 077188                   | VODAFONE IDEA LIMITED               | 25,000,000,000.00        | 18-02-2020               |
| 2         | 077188                   | VODAFONE IDEA LIMITED               | 10,000,000,000.00        | 21-02-2020               |
|           | Total 35,000,000,000.00  | Total 35,000,000,000.00             | Total 35,000,000,000.00  | Total 35,000,000,000.00  |

Grand Total

* Scroll not available but confirmed by RBI Statement

The above payments are not successful on BharatKosh and the scrolls are in pending. Due to this the amount not lying in Elekha and is unaccounted & not reflecting in Consolidated Fund of India.

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259,005,164,918.00