Finmin clarification: ‘We haven’t delayed payments of Rs 7 lakh crore’

In response to the news report ‘Forget the stimulus, just clear your dues’, written by Prasanta Sahu which appeared in the edition dated September 8, the finance ministry has responded with the following:

169 arbitration cases involving claims of contractors of Rs 74,227 crore as on Dec 2019
Comments: Out of Rs 74,227 crore, majority of the claims (Rs 52,945 crore) pertain to 4 contractors, who are not participating now in the highways sector.