Sunil Mittal meets Prasad, tells Airtel will clear AGR dues before March 17

The Centre said telcos had already paid about Rs 16,000 crore in AGR dues and some had assured further payments in a week's time

Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on Thursday assured the government that Airtel would comply with the Supreme Court order and pay up its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues before March 17. Mittal met with Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad during the day to discuss the issues concerning dues.  

Mittal said Airtel was committed to “complying with the Supreme Court order on AGR dues” and asserted that the company would make balance payment "expeditiously".  "AGR is an unprecedented crisis for the industry which is being dealt with by the government," he said. Mittal further said the industry was heavily taxed