I do not understand what this chap is trying to say! The british paid attention
to cities only. So did the Portuguese. There is no dire poverty in Goa because
Goans have stepped across their shores to make a living. Those who stay behind
benefit from the remittances of these Goans. Literacy may have increased in
statistical terms but what is the quality. Democray is used as a means to
corrupt and in terms of depth has now gone to 12 feet. Infrastructure hardly
works. Stop the brainwashing of Goans!
BC
Now as regards development of Goa from 1961 onwards-it presently has the third
highest per capita income of Rupees 1,06,000,just behind Delhi and
Chandigarh.All economic,social and infrastructural indices show a great
improvement in the last fifty years.In the Sixties there was no electricity and
water supply in the villages and hardly any pucca road connectivity.Literacy is
now at 80% as opposed to 30% in 1961.Healthcare access as also
telecommunications and road connectivity have also vastly improved.There is no
dire poverty in Goa, as we know it, as compared to the rest of India.Portugal
did not invest adequately in Goa's infrastructure-the British did pay attention
to India's infrastructure
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Goa-launch of the well-received *Into The Diaspora
Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho on Aug 29, 2010 (Sunday) at 11
am at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. Meet the author, buy a signed
copy (only Rs 295 in Goa till stock lasts).
http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
