Idea share price, VI share price: The government is the single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, having acquired shares worth Rs 36,950 crore.
Shares of debt-ridden Vodafone Idea tumbled nearly 11 per cent on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 after the government said that it is not contemplating providing any relief to Vodafone Idea with regard to adjusted gross revenue (AGR). “Telecom department is not contemplating providing any relief to Vodafone Idea with regard to adjusted gross revenue, news agency PTI quoted Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani as saying.ย
The stock, which had fallen after two consecutive days of gains, opened at Rs 7.06 against its previous close of Rs 7.40 on the BSE. The counter fell further to touch the low of Rs 6.59, representing a fall of 10.94 per cent from the closing price of the last trading session. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the stock started trading at Rs 7.10 against the previous close of Rs 7.40. It hit the intraday high and low of Rs 7.13 and 6.60, respectively.ย
Vodafone Idea Share Price History
According to BSE Analytics, the stock has corrected 24.66 per cent in five years and 57.44 per cent in one year. However, it has gained 1.97 per cent in one week.ย
Technically, the counter trades higher than the 5-day moving averages but lower than the 20-day, 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving averages.
Here’s What MoS Said
“We have recently converted a lot of their debt into equity. The government has done whatever we thought we could do. At this time, we do not have any discussion or plan to change anything other than what we have done,” Pemmasani said.
The government is the single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, having acquired shares worth Rs 36,950 crore.
Earlier, the government had acquired around 33 per cent stake in 2023 in lieu of statutory dues worth over Rs 16,000 crore.
The AGR liability of the company at the end of the June 2025 quarter stood at around Rs 75,000 crore.