Question : IOC STAKE IN ONGC AND GAIL



(a) whether Indian Oil Corporation has sought permission from the Government to sell its stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and GAIL(India) Ltd.;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the decision taken by the Government in the matter?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)

(a) Yes Sir, IOC has sought the approval from the Government to off-load its equity shares in ONGC and GAIL.

(b) The details of the investment made by IOC in the equity shares of ONGC and GAIL during 1999-2000 are as under:

Company	No. of shares	% age Holding	Price/ share (Rs.)	Amount Rs./Crore
ONGC 13,70,67,381 9.60% 162.34 2225 GAIL 4,08,39,549 4.83% 60.00 245
Total 2470




(c) As at present, no final decision has been taken to off-load the cross holdings of these Oil PSUs.