Goa
The tiny coastal state of Goa has a reputation as one of India’s most relaxed states, thanks to its beaches and to the lifestyle that comes with the highest per capita GDP of any state in India. Wealth from tourism, mining, and the pharmaceutical industry, together with good governance, have brought high levels of development: almost every home in Goa is electrified. Perhaps resting on its laurels, the state has not fully entered the competition for foreign investment and ranked a surprisingly low 21 on the center’s ease of doing business index.
State Summary
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Size
1,429 sq. miles -
Population
1.5 million -
State GDP
$7.56 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
40
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Rajya Sabha Seats
1 -
Lok Sabha Seats
2 -
Party Affiliation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Climate Change
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Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
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Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Goa releases the draft Goa State Energy Vision 2050 with an aim to make Goa the first 100% renewable energy state in the country
Posted on April 5, 2023
Goa launches an online portal for consumers to submit applications to install solar rooftop panels
Posted on April 5, 2023
The Department of New & Renewable Energy, Government of Goa, has issued a notice announcing that it will stop offering subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) in the state, with effect from July 31, 2022
Posted on August 3, 2022
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)
Solar Performance Tracker — Goa reaches 26.40 MW (updated March 31, 2021)
Wind Performance Tracker — Goa achieves 0 MW (updated March 30, 2021)
Health
While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.
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Goa: Government doctors serving private clinics to face penal action
Posted on August 14, 2019The state legislative assembly passed the Goa Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill 2019, repealing the previous Goa Medical Practitioners’ Act of 2004.
Motorcycle-paramedic fleet to be launched
Posted on May 8, 2017Goa’s health ministry is set to introduce 20 motorcycle-borne paramedics to ensure fast response times despite traffic. The motorcycle paramedics will be stationed along the coast and in accident-prone locations throughout the state.
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
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Goa amends its Goa Startup Policy 2021 and Goa IT Policy 2018 to reinstate the seed capital scheme
Posted on July 13, 2022
Goa announces a five-year preferential purchase scheme for micro and small industries
Posted on July 6, 2022
The Goa government unveiled the draft Goa Industrial Growth and Investment Promotion Policy, 2022
Posted on June 22, 2022
Infrastructure and Governance
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The Election Commission of India announces the schedule for upcoming assembly elections in Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh
Posted on January 13, 2022
Land & Labor Laws
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Goa amends the Goa Land Revenue (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969
Posted on March 15, 2023
Water & Sanitation
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Goa becomes first state to get certified under ‘Har Ghar Jal’ with 100% coverage to provide potable water supply to every rural household
Posted on August 24, 2022
Goa becomes the first state in the country to provide 100 percent tap water connections to rural areas
Posted on October 14, 2020