Today's TOI has a story titled "Meerut among top tax paying cities". It now occupies 9th place among such cities in India. The 8 biggies are 1. Mumbai (Rs 115K crores 2. Delhi Rs 47K crores 3. Bangalore 4. Chennai 5. Hyderabad 6. Pune 7. Kolkata 8. Ahmedabad. Chandigarh may be 10th. Other cities cited are Jaipur, Bhopal, Kochi and Bubaneshwar.
It is not known where Goa would figure in this list. Probably in the top 15. First of all it would be necessary to eliminate padding like FX receipts from tourism, iron ore exports, NRG remittances etc. It might then be of the order of 3-4K crores. No ready made lists including Goa would be available since it is neither a proper state nor a proper city. There is a need to develop customised lists for planning purposes where Goa figures as a "city".
