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Chief ministerPramod Sawant said that his government has been able to utilize 96% of the funds sanctioned to Goa for various projects by the central government. Several of the projects are nearing completion, while the National institute of technology (NIT), Goa, campus at Cuncolim will be ready by August 2022, the international law school will begin operations from June 2022 and will have 20% seats reserved for Goans, Sawant said.

The government of India has certified that we have utilized 96% of the funds sanctioned to us during my tenure, Sawant said. He was speaking after releasing the report card on the achievements of the BJP governments in Goa over the last 10 years.

Since 2014, Goa received Rs 25,000 crore funding from the centre under PM Narendra Modi, for both and Infrastructure development. This is more than Goas annual budget, which is Rs 21,000 crore, he said.

The tourism department will spend over Rs 3 crore to participate in international travel marts in Madrid, Lisbon, Berlin and Dubai next year.

The target is to attract international tourists to Goa for various segments of tourism, including first itinerary travelers, wellness, MICE, leisure, monsoon, and medical tourism. Accordingly, the agency will have to evolve a strategy to achieve these goals.

Traditionally, most of Goa’s foreign tourists have come from Russia and the UK, and tourism minister Rohan Khaunte recently said that the state now can’t depend on only these two countries.

Valpoipolice station has been ranked fourthamongthe 10bestpolice stations in the country under the Union Home ministrys annual exercise of grading Police stations to boost functioning and promise healthy competition among police stations.

The grading is based on crime handling, and approachability of personnel towards the public among other parameters.

They inspected basic amenities for visitors including waiting area, toilets, availability of drinking water and public facilitation desk. Besides, facilities for Women cops, safety of the armoury and other parameters set for best police stations were also assessed.

As the threat of https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change grows real year on year, Goas capital city, Panaji, is emerging as one of the most vulnerable areas.

Recognising this, the Atal Incubation Centre at the Goa Institute of Management (AICGIM), Sakhali, set up under NITI Aayog, is set to gather data, assess it and offer solutions to build Panajis resilience to climate change.

The centre has put together a Climate Collective made up of members from across the country, which includes researchers, students, data analysts, professionals and entrepreneurs who will work in teams starting from Saturday, for seven days.

The organisers have dubbed the event Climathon Panaji 2021.

However, the state has told the court that it is not feasible to carry out a tree census in Goa as directed by the court, as it is a herculean task and Goas Climate leads to dense vegetation Growth within a short time. Once the online portal is operational, the entire process of tree felling (permissions) will be online, it said.

Presently, the forest department on a regular basis is uploading the permissions granted for tree felling on the forest departments website, reads the compliance report submitted by member secretaries of the tree authorities.

About the census, the tree authorities have said in the compliance report that the Forest Surveys of India, a body of the Union Environment ministry, has already surveyed the forest and tree cover in Goa. As per the 2019 report, Goas forest cover increased from 60.2% during the previous survey year to 60.4%.

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Replying to the demands, Naik said that the will look into the demands of regularising contract employees of municipalities. He said that after the assembly session, he will fix a meeting with the chief minister to finalise the demands.
Naik also assured to look into the demands of the members of House with regards to pension for seafarers. Naik also said that the chief minister has assured to clear the pending payments of social welfare scheme within three months.

The Goa Roadmap for Tourism will serve as a shared blueprint for nations to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) identified by the United Nations, said Union tourism ministerG Kishan Reddy

Reddy reminded the ministers and international delegates of the transformative power of tourism and the urgent need to implement strategies to safeguard the future of the global tourism Industry.

He said the G20 tourism working group had identified five priorities: Green tourism, digitalisation, Skill development, tourism MSMEs, and destination management. The Goa Roadmap for Tourism features case studies emphasising the best practices and advances in place among G20 members and guests countries with regard to the identified key priority areas.

The Union ministry of tourisms Travel for LiFE programme has been incorporated in the Goa Roadmap for Tourim. The programme aims to sensitise and mobilise the power of youth in the country to position India as a global destination for sustainable tourism. It also aims to nudge visitors and tourism businesses to adopt sustainable practices and contribute to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage.