The government has earned revenue worth Tk 24,596 crore from the country's six mobile operators since 2000, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim told parliament yesterday.

Replying to lawmakers' queries, Tarana also said the government has a target to earn Tk 1,582 crore from the mobile operators in the current fiscal year.

Grameenphone, the market leader, gave Tk 11,360 crore, Robi Tk 5,273 crore, Banglalink Tk 5,208 crore, Airtel Tk 1,595 crore, and Citycell, the oldest operator, gave Tk 697 crore. State-owned operator Teletalk provided revenue of Tk 460 crore, Tarana said in a scripted answer.