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The award was received by Resident Commissioner, Goa Sadan, New Delhi Virendra Kumar at the hands of Union Minister for Tourism & Culture, Dr Mahesh Sharma in the presence of Group Editorial Director ( Publishing), India Today Group, Raj Chengappa. Gavin Dias, General Manager, Goa Tourism Development Corporation was also present at the occasion.
The award was presented to Goa Tourism at a function organsied on April 20 in
New Delhi.
Under the categories of beaches, Mandrem Beach in the North Goa topped the list, followed by Gopalpur-on-sea, Odisha and Rushikonda Beach in Andhra Pradesh at the third spot.
The award was endorsed and given as part of the India Today Tourism Award Survey, 2017.
The survey was conducted on basis of a nation-wide poll for favourite tourism destinations in India and was divided into 6 different categories which included Adventure Destination, Beaches & Coastal Destinations, Luxury, Heritage and Culture, Wildlife Destinations and Mountain Destinations.
“It is an extremely proud moment for the State of Goa to be honoured with an award for ‘Best Beaches and Coastal Destination’ by India Today,” Tourism Minister Manohar Azgaonkar said.
“We intend to keep the beaches clean and hygienic, provide better infrastructure facilities and public utility services. Recognitions like these will enthuse us to do better every passing day. I endorse this achievement and will endeavour to work towards bringing more laurels to the State which will put Goa Tourism high up on the world map,” he added.
