The oil ministry has approved sale of a 10% stake in state-run explorer Oil India , a source at the ministry said on Friday.
The government owns 78.4% of Oil India.
"We have approved the disinvestment ministry's proposal for a share sale in Oil India," the source said, on condition of anonymity.
The source said the share sale will take place after a similar sale of shares in state-owned explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp . The ONGC share sale is unlikely to take palce before March 31, 2012. It has been postponed several times because of poor market conditions.