History
of Goa
Goa which was liberated on 19th
December, 1961 alongwhh Daman and Diu from 451 years Portuguese Colonial
Rule, became the 25th State of the Indian Union when it was conferred
Statehood on 30th May, 1987.
Although, Goa joined national mainstream only after 14-years of the country's
independence, tourist traffic to Goa registered such phenomenal growth that
from 2.00 lakhs tourists in 1975 the figure has shot up to 11.26 lakhs in
1996 of which domestic tourists comprise 8.88 lakhs and foreigners account
for 2.37 lakhs including almost 73,000 through charter flights from U.K.
Germany. Switzerland, Finland.
As on today, the total bed capacity stands at 21,000 beds, of which the
public sector account for 10% with the rest in the private sector. With
the projected rise in tourist traffic to 14 lakhs by the turn of century,
the bed capacity would require further augmentation of at least 20 thousand.
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