Citing procedures and antecedents, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has thrown a spanner at Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s push to grant more autonomy to refining and marketing company Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL).
Through a letter dated February 12, the DPE has insisted that the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) should first obtain consent of HPCL’s holding company Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) before resubmitting a revised proposal on giving Maharatna status to HPCL.
