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Goa: As CM, Parrikar faces law and order, illegal mining, unemployment

Lately, Goa has been in the news for frighteningly violent crimes against tourists, including rape

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Alison Saldanha & Mukta Patil | IndiaSpend

Last Updated : Mar 20 2017 | 11:06 AM IST

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar talks to the press following a floor test to prove his government’s majority on March 16, 2017. The Bharatiya Janata Party government resuming charge must deal with challenges on the unemployment, law and order, pollution, illegal mining and public health fronts.

Verdant Goa has been a tourist magnet for decades. With mining having stalled, tourism has become Goa’s largest employer–one in 10 Goans works in this sector.

However, lately, Goa has been in the news for frighteningly violent crimes

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