ONGC not to take over GSPC debt deal to retire only 40 per cent of PSUs loan

New Delhi. Oil and National Gas Corporation’s (ONGC’s) buying 80% stake in the flagship asset of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) will be without a debt takeover. GSPC has Rs 20,038 crore of loans (from about 15 banks) on its books on account of the Deendayal Upadhyaya block’s discovery in the Krishna-Godavari basin. 
 
The Gujarat government-owned company has been under the lens of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for incurring this huge debt. With this $1.2-billion (Rs 8,160 crore) deal, GSPC will not be able to retire even half its .

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