Question : RESERVATION IN COCO PETROL PUMPS

(a) whether the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have any reservation policy for SCs, STs and OBCs for allocation of Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) outlets; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)

(a) & (b) No Madam. The temporary Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) outlets may first be offered and handed over, subject to suitability, to the pending Letter of Intent (LOI) holders under the following categories in the order as follows:-

i) Special scheme (Operation Vijay-Kargil);

ii) Corpus Fund scheme (SC/ST category, widows and women above 40 years of age without earning parents); and

iii) Other categories as prescribed in the marketing plans.