A seminar was held recently (Feb 27) at the Goa University titled *The
Economy of Goa Since Liberation*. Some of the abstracts presented were as
follows:
Finance Commission awards and the State of Goa: An overview
By Makarand Chikodikar, Lecturer, GVM Farmaguddi
"The paper is based on a survey of papers related to
Centre-State financial relations from 1990 to 2004. It
can be said that Goa's relative share of tax devolution,
grants-in-aid and total transfers have been reduced
from the Ninth to Eleventh Finance Commission. The tax-SDP
ratio of Goa shows an improvement over a period of time.
Goa's own revenue as a percentage of total expenditure has
also been improving. Finally, there is scope for further
research with reference to the tax effort, fiscal
autonomy and fiscal decentralisation, etc related
to the State of Goa".
Goa's Industrial Sector and its Contribution to the Economy
By Rovina Fernandes, Lecturer, Goa University
"Though the small-scale sector is the backbone of Goa's
industrial strength, the rate of growth of employment by
this sector has been falling significantly for most of the
years of the study period (1987-2003)." There is a lack of well-
planned and focussed strategy of industrial development on
the part of the government that would best suit the
interests of the state."
Dancing to the tune of the Waves: An assessment of Goan fisheries
By Avinash V Raikar, Lecturer, CES College, Cuncolim
"Over the years, the harvest of mackerals (in Goa) is
on the decline.... A number of problems have grappled the
Goan fishing sector. The number of trawlers fishing on
the Goan coast are much more than can be environmentally
sustained. As a result, there is a fall in the yeild
as well as in exports."
Analysis of marine exports from Goa
Branda Rodrigues, Lecturer, Damodar College
"The evolution of Goa's fishing industry and its manifold
impact on the state's socio-economic environment has not
been sufficiently researched.... There are an estimated
400 tidal fish/prawn filtration farms along the banks. The fresh
water resources of Goa state are comparatively very limited.
Some 95% of the Goan population consumes fish as their main
protein source. Till the close of 1960, the export of
Indian marine products main consisted of dried items....
With the devaluation of the Indian currency in 1966, the
frozen and canned items registered a significant rise..."
Awakening Goans to rice
By Gulab A Borkar, Lecturer, GVM College, Farmaguddi
"Though rice has always been the staple food in Goa,
the production was always found insufficient to feed
the entire population. Some half-hearted efforts were
made by the Portuguese government in 1955 to look
into the matter..."
Role of the Mormugao port in the Goan economy, with
special reference to the mining industry in Goa
By SHashikant A Morajkar
The port enjoys an enviable position among the major
ports of the world due to various reasons. It is the
premier iron exporting port of India, with an annual
output of over 18 million tonnes of iron ore traffic,
accounting for 50% of India's iron ore exports. Thus, the
port ranks within the first ten leading iron-exporting
ports of the world.
Service sector's growth and sustainability in Goa:
autonomous or dependent on the manufacturing sector?
By Geetanjali R Urankar, GVM College
In the last four decades, Goa's economy has
structurally transformed itself from an
agrarian, import-based trading economy into a
rapidly-growing service-based economy economy.
In Goa, the service sector has registered a rapid
growth along with a relativelyslow growing secondary
or manufacturing sector.
Findings of the paper are (i) The tertiary sector's
growth is not autonomous but largely dependent
on the fast growth of the secondary sector (ii) the
net state domestic product of the state grew at
a high rate of 15% over the last 30 years....
(iii) Within the tertiary sector, trade, hotels,
banking and insturance are the major sectors
contributing to the tertiary sector growth. Though
hotels are contributing more due to tourism, the growth
of trade, banking and insutrance as also
transport and storage is not only due to tourism but also
to a large extent due to the growth in the manufacturing
sector activities.
Tourism and economic development of Goa
By Jag Mohan Singh, Mallikarjun College, Canacona
This paper is based on a primary survey conducted during 1998 to 2001.
Contribution of tourism in the economic development of Goa has been
assessed by (i) Calculating gross income generated by tourism
(ii) foreign exchange earned by tourism and (iii) employment
opportunities generated by tourism.
Details from Dr S M Noronha, Department of Economics, Goa University.
(EOM)
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