Idea Chairman Birla's pay dips from ₹13 crore to ₹3 lakh
Idea Cellular Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla received a pay of only ₹3.3 lakh in FY17, after the telecom operator reported its first annual net loss since its IPO a decade ago. In the previous year, Birla earned ₹13.15 crore from Idea Cellular. Idea did not pay any commission to the Chairman or other non-executive directors for FY17 following the losses.