PORVORIM
Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte has stated that the central government has sanctioned Rs 40 crore for the Exposition of the Sacred Relics of St Francis Xavier next year and is also expected to develop two tourism circuits in the State at a cost of Rs 100 crore each.
“A fund of Rs 40 crore for the Exposition has been granted to the State under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme. Under this scheme, I had proposed the beatification of the Vetal temple in Porvorim,” said Khaunte.
“The government is also expected to develop two tourism circuits in the State at a cost of Rs 100 crore each under the Union Government’s Swadesh Darshan scheme. One is for rural tourism and one is for Colva.”
