About The Author: The Editors S.C. Bhatt, had been a writer and journalist with long years of experience as head of important departments in the government. He headed the News Services Division of All India Radio, Publications Division, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Research and Reference Division. In the last mentioned department it was his responsibility to produce papers and writeups on matters of importance to the government and the public. Under his supervision the "INDIAA Reference Annual" was produced, both from the Research as well as Reference division. Gopal Bhargava, a prolific writer and author of several books, was a senior official in Town and Country Planning Organization, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. First educated at Mayo College Ajmer, and a Post graduate in Economics from Lucknow University, he is a regular contributor to leading newspapers and academic journals. So far, he has published a good number of papers and articles on various issues, concerning urban development, which is his forte. The map given on the back cover jacket is only illustrative and not true to scale. Contents: Contents: List of Tables 11: Preface 13: Introduction 15: 1. History 1728: In Sumerian Times 2200 BC; The Early Vedic Periodic 1000 500: BC; Aryan Conquest 200 BC; Dynasties Controlling Goa 1st: century BC to 1500 AD; The Portuguese conquest of Goa; The: Velhas Conquistas; Christinization of the Velhas Conquistas;: Empire in Decline; The Novas Conquistas; Decline of Portuguese: power.: 2. Physical Aspects 2932: Location; Area; Climate; Physical Features; Rivers; Forests.: 3. Population 3345: Data Relevant to Population; Social Structure.: 4. Scheduled Caste 4749: Need for Emancipation of Dalits.: 5. Scheduled Tribe 5154: World of Tribal Communities; Tribal Development and Social: Scientists.: 6. Other Backward Classes 5557: Reservation Policy and Backward Castes; The Depressed Classes: Visavis Backward Castes.: 7. Government and Politics 5972: State Figures on Police and Crimes; Political Histroy; Struggle for: 6 Goa: Konkani; Chief Ministers and Governors; Parliamentary: Constituencies and Assembly Constituencies of the State.: 8. Education 7380: State Education Figures; Educational Institutions; Educational: Schemes; Adult Education Programme; Scheme of Midday: Meals; Goa Computers in Schools Project (GCSP); Project Shiksha: Computer Literacy; Privatization of Education; List of University: in the State.: 9. Transport and Communication 81109: Figures Related to Transportation and Communication; Railways;: Transportation; Roads; Railways, Ports and Water Transport;: Airways; IR (Dabolim Airport); Communication; Telecommunication;: Information Technology Policy of Goa; Elements: of Goa's IT Policy; Use of Information Technology in Government;: IT Policy for the Educational Sector Schools; Accredition;: Financing; Salient Features of Information Technology;: Information Technology Policy For Industry; Goa Information: Technology Council; Information Technology Policy For Health;: Health Care; IT Policy for Entertainment and Leisure Industry;: Fiscal Incentives; Software Units; Computer and Computer: Peripheral Industries; Empowerment and Social Equipment: Through I.T.; Empowering Communities; Empowering Individuals;: Social Equity; Goa's Advantages In Software And ItEnabling: Services; Targets and Projections; Target for the Year 2003; Target: for Year 2005; Action Plan for IT; IT Governance; Marketing:;: Proliferation of Internet; Vision of Infotech Goa; Infotech Policy: for the Millennium; IT Education; EGovernance; Promotion of: IT and Infotainment Industry; Notifying IT Parks/Habitats;: Promotion of IT enabled services; Hitech Habitat and Cyber: City; Hi Tech Habitat; Cyber City; Venture Capital.: 10. Language and Literature 111123: 11. Medical Facilities 125128: Figures on Medical Facilities in the State.: 12. Industry 129160: Figures Related to Industries in the State; Mission of Goas: Industrial Policy; Thrust Areas; Strategy; Institutional Networks;: Goa Industrial Development Corporation; Economic Development: Corporation Ltd.; Information Technology Corporation; Goa: Handicrafts Rural and Small Scale Industries Development: Corporation; Deen Dayal Swayamrojgar Yojana; Khadi and Village: Industries Board; Goa State Infrastructure Development: CONTENTS: 7: Corporation; Goa Tourism Development Corporation; Goa: Horticulture Corporation; Government Institution Industrial: Training Institutes; Training Cum Production Units; Technical: Institutions; Administrative Reforms; Investment Promotion;: Infrastructure Development; Procedure for Land Allotment/: Registration; Labour Reforms; Transferred Units; Industrial: Sickness; Incentives; Employment Subsidy; Capital Contribution: Scheme; Share Capital to Self Employed / Local Entrepreneurs;: Interest Subsidy Scheme; Certification/Patenting Incentives;: Scheme to Encourage Consumption of Local Raw Materials;: Mediclaim Facilities; Preferential Purchase Incentives for SSls;: Incentives for women; Export Market Development Scheme; Early: Bird Offer; Incentives for the Industry; Industrial Estates; Bethora;: Canacona; Concolim; Corlim; Honda; Software Technology Park;: RBI Code Number; Legal Agreement; Import Export Code; Green: Card; Industry and Trade Promotion Bodies; Goa, Daman and: Diu Industrial Development Corporation (GDDIDC); Objectives: of EDC; Power for Industry; List of ISI Industries.: 13. Finance Sector 161171: Figures Related to Financial Sector; Agriculture; Industries;: Infrastructure; Tourist industry; Mining; Banking System; Bank: Network.: 14. Natural Wealth 173177: Figures Related to Forest; Forset Resources; Water Resources;: Mineral Resources.: 15. Agriculture 179186: Figures Related to State Agriculture; Major Crops; Fisheries; Large: Dams.: 16. Wild Life 187190: Bhagwan Mahavir Wild Life Sanctuary; Cotigoa Wildlife: Sanctuary; References; Bondla Wildlife sanctuary; Dr. Salim Ali: Bird Sanctuary.: 17. Tourism 191207: Tourist Attractions; Panaji; Church of Immaculate Conception;: Secretariat; Institute Menezes Braganza; Dona Paula; Old Goa;: Anjuna; Chapora & Vagator; Calangute & Baga; Beaches;: Churches; Temples; Mosques; EcoTourism; Others; Gardens &: Parks; Museums & Galleries; Hotels.: 18. Archaeological Sites 209210: 8 Goa: 19. Natural Calamities 211212: Chronology of Natural Calamities Since 1980; Gale; Thunderstorm;: Floods and Heavy Rains.: 20. Customs, Fairs and Festivals 213223: Marriage; The Bangle Wearing Ceremony; Saddo Ceremony; The: Hair Cutting Ritual; The Beggar's Lunch; Wedding Ceremony;: Family Organisation; Religious Practices; Sacraments among: Hindus; Sacraments among Christians; Sacraments among: Muslims; Fairs and Festivals.: 21. Arts and Crafts 225235: Traditional Arts; Folk Dances; Mussoll; Manddo; The Dulpod: or Durpod; Deknni or Dakhnni; KunnbiGeet; Bhandap;: Corredinho; DekhniBeauty dance; Dhangar Dance; Ghode: Modni; Goff folk dance with chords; Hanpet Sword Dance; Kala: & Dashavtar; Kunbi Dance; Lamp Dance; Morulem; Perani Jagar;: Raatib; Suvari; Talgadi; Taranga Mel; Tonyamel; Veerbhadra;: Zagor; Occupational songs among workers; Talgoddi Dance;: Shigmo; Foogddi; Dhalo; Ovi Songs; Crafts; Pottery and: Terracota; Brass metal ware; Wooden laquerware/wood turning;: Crochet and Embroidery; Bamboo Craft; Fibre Craft; Jute Macrame: Craft; Coconut Mask Carving; Sea Shell Craft; Handicraft Centers.: 22. Rural Development 237243: District Rural Development Agency; Swarnajayanti Gram: Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY); Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana: (SGRY); Rural Housing; Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY); Pradhan: Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY); CreditcumSubsidy Scheme;: National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP); National Old Age: Pension Scheme(NOAPS); National Family Benefit: Scheme(NFBS); National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS);: Balika Samrudhi Yojana (BSY); Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana: (PMGSY).: 23. Urban Development 245253: Power Sector; Transport Sector; Vehicles in Goa State; Health;: Govt. Hospitals/UHCs/PHCs in South Goa District; Water Supply;: Tourism; Industrial Policy; SSI UNITS Registered in Goa : 1987 : 2001; Mormugao Port Trust; Industries; Building the basic blocks;: Infrastructure; Institutional Networks; Economic Development: Corporation Ltd.; Information Technology Corporation; Goa: Handicrafts Rural and Small Scale Industries Development: Corporation; Deen Dayal Swayamrojgar Yojana.: CONTENTS: 9: 24. Newspapers 255257: Medium Dailies; Small Dailies; Small Periodicals.: 25. Important Events (19512004) 259264: Chronology of Events.: 26. Non Governmental Organisations 265268: 27. Planning Outlay 269276: Annual Plan Outlay; i. Agriculture and Allied Activities; ii. Rural: Development; iii. Special Areas Programmes; iv. Irrigation and: Flood Control; v. Energy; vi. Industry and Minerals; vii. Transport;: viii. Communications; ix. Science,Technology and Environment;: x. General Economic Services; xi. Social Services; xii. General: Services; Tenth Plan Outlay; i. Agriculture and Allied Activities;: ii. Rural Development; iii. Special Area Programmes; iv. Irrigation: and Flood Control; v. Energy; vi. Industry and Minerals; vii.: Transport; viii. Communications; ix. Science,Technology and: Environment; x. General Economic Services; xi. Social Services: Education; xii. General Services.: 10 Goa: CONTENTS: 11: 3.1. Population Characteristics 2001 34: 3.2. Decadal Growth 1991 2001 34: 3.3. Population: (0 6 years) 35: 3.4. Percentage of Population: (06) to Total Population 35: 3.5. Demographic Information 35: 3.6. Fertility Rates 35: 3.7. Distribution of Population by Religion (in percentage) 35: 3.8. Distribution of 10,000 speakers by Languages 35: 3.9. Demographic Details 2001 36: 3.10. Distribution of Religion by Sex with Percentage of Total Population: (State/district) (2001) 41: 3.11. Distribution of Disabled Persons by Type of Disabilty and Residence: (in %) (2001) 43: 3.12. Distribution of Beggars (2001) 44: 3.13. Population, India, States and Union Territory 19012001 45: 3.14. Percent Decadal Variation in Population, 19012001 45: 4.1. Statewise Distribution of Individual Scheduled Caste Population by: Sex and Literacy Rate (2001) 48: 4.2. SC Population Ratio w.r.t. Population (2001) 48: 4.3. Distribution of Individual Scheduled Castes Population by Sex: (State/District) (2001) 49: 5.1. Statewise Distribution of Individual Scheduled Tribes Population by: Sex and Literacy Rate (2001) 53: 6.1. Statewise OBC List 57: 6.2. Statewise Central List of Backward Classes Notified by Government: of India 57: 7.1. Rulers of Goa 64: 7.2. Chief ministers of Goa 67: 7.3. Governers of Goa 67: 7.4. Name of State, Districts, Tehsils and Towns 71: 7.5. List of Administrative Districts (1961) 71: 8.1. Number of Literates in Goa2001 74: 8.2. Percentage of Literates to Total Population 74: 8.3. Number of Educational Institutions and Enrolment in 200001 75: 8.4. Details of Education and Literacy in Goa 76: 8.5. Institutes of Higher Education 75: 9.1. Roadways in Goa 82: 9.2. Post and Telecommunication Post Offices, Telegraph Offices,: Telephone Exchanges in Goa (199798 to 199899 ) 84 The Title 'Land and People of Indian States & Union Territories (Goa) written/authored/edited by Ed. S. C.Bhatt & Gopal K Bhargava', published in the year 2006. The ISBN 9788178353630 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 278 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Anthropology / Tribal Studies / Reference / Dictionary / Encyclopaedia. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: Vol. 7th