Annual Plan 2000-2001 Part 1 - Plan in Outline - Analysis of Sectoral Outlays and Statistical Statements (Goa)

Abstract

From Introduction: Goa alongwith Daman and Diu was liberated from Portuguese rule on 19th December 1961 and became an material part of Indian Union. Though there were efforts to adjoin the liberated areas to the neighbouring States, people of Goa, Daman and Diu preferred to retain separate identity while excerising their franchise in a referendum and earned Union Territory status. However, Goa was delinked from the Union Territory and conferred with statehood on 30th May, 1987.