the goan I networkrPANAJIrrThis information was shared by Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, as a reply to a question during the ongoing monsoon session of the state assembly.rAll 9 cars bought by the current state government are Toyota Innova Crysta, which is a multi-utility car.rMinister of Housing, Jayesh Salgaonkar of Goa Forward Party and Minister of Power, Pandurang Madkaikar of BJP, were the first to have got a car bought and allotted for them by the current state government in March this year it
self.rSalgaonkar’s colleague from Goa Forward Party, Minister for Water Resources Dept, Vinoda Paliencar was next to get a car allotted to him in April, this year.rThis was followed by PWD Minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, Leader of Opposition Chandrakant ‘Babu’ Kavlekar, Ld. Advocate General Dattaprasad Vithal Prabhu Lawande and Minister for Art & Culture Govind Gawde getting a Toyota Innova Crysta allotted to each of them in May.rMauvin Godinho, Minister for Panchayat, was the latest to get a car allotted to him as recent as July 7. While everyone else was allotted Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 G costing between Rs 15.25 to Rs 15.5 lakhs, Godinho was allotted Toyota Innova Crysta VX-7, which costed Rs 18.76 lakhs.rAs per Parrikar’s reply, the state government has actually bought 20 cars for ministers, bureaucrats and government departments since January 2013. But, 9 of these 20 cars, were bought by the current state government.rSince 2013, the costliest car was bought for current Minister for Urban Development, Francis D’Souza, in October 2014. D’Souza was then the deputy chief minister of the state and a Toyota Fortuner costing a whopping Rs 22.46 lakhs was bought for him.rThe same Toyota Fortuner was allotted again to D’Souza this year by the current state government. rrALL TOYOTA INNOVA CRYSTAr All 9 cars bought were Toyota Innova Crystas, which is a multi-utility carr Cars bought in March this year were for Jayesh Salgaonkar and Pandurang Madkaikarr A month later Vinoda Paliencar was the next minister to be allotted a car r Paliencar was followed by Sudin Dhavalikar, Vishwajit Rane, Babu Kavlekar, and Govind Gawde in Mayr Mauvin Godinho was the latest to get a car allotted to him as recent as July 7
