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The governor is the president of the Goa State Environment Protection Council, which is an advisory body, set up by the government of Goa. The council consisting of government authorities and the NGOs engaged in environmental and the related areas meets once in six months and deliberates on various issues on the environment and ecology of the ...
After the annexation of Goa, the former Portuguese colony became part of the Goa, Daman and Diu union territory. In 1987 Goa achieved full statehood, while Daman and Diu became a separate union territory. Since 1963, thirteen people have served as the chief minister of Goa, Daman and Diu union territory and of Goa state.
The Government of Goa is a state government created by the Constitution of India and has executive, legislative and judicial authority of the state of Goa. It is headquartered in Panaji , the capital city of Goa.
The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Goa on the west coast of India. Its seat is at Porvorim, and it sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved earlier. Goa is India's smallest state by area and fourth-smallest by population. [1] The Goa Legislative Assembly has existed since 1963.
The Goa government has recently decided to not allow any more Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Goa after strong opposition to them by political parties and the Goa Catholic Church. [ 76 ] Goa is also notable for its low-priced beer, wine, and spirits prices due to its very low excise duty on alcohol.
The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017 to elect the members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly. After the election, a coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party formed the state government, with Manohar Parrikar becoming the Chief Minister. [4]
North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Panaji Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) ...
North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India.The district has an area of 1,736 square kilometres (670 square miles), and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa district to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west.