AGR case: DoT withdraws 96% of dues of PSUs; SC asks telcos to submit financial documents

The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to withdraw 96 per cent of the Rs 4 lakh crore demand for AGR related dues raised against non-telecom PSUs like GAIL. The top court also said that private telecom companies including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea must come out with a “reasonable payment plan” and asked them to file their books of accounts for the last 10 years.