<div>The Oil Minister met the leadership of oil company Cairn India this week to discuss its potential merger with parent Vedanta Ltd, the operating unit of London-listed mining and energy group Vedanta Resources Plc.</div><div> </div><div>Vedanta earlier this week signalled it was considering a merger, a move that would it to repay a hefty group burden with the help of cash-generating Cairn.</div><div> </div><div>Asked if he had met the companies to discuss the deal, minister Dharmendra Pradhan said: "They met me, but my ministry's concern is that capital expenditure should grow. My ministry's expectation is oil and gas production should increase."</div><div> </div><div>"Cairn's leadership assured me in future they are very focused on how to increase oil and gas production, and for that, they will invest money," he added.</div><div> </div><div>(Reuters)</div>
