CM Sawant Honours Traditional Craftsmen on Asmitai Dis”
Porvorim: Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated the State level “Asmitai Dis” ( Opinion Poll Day) Celebration programme organized by Directorate of Official Language, Government of Goa in collaboration with Goa State Biodiversity Board, Saligao, Goa State Council of Science & Technology, Saligao and Directorate of Planning, Statistics & Evaluation, Porvorim at IMB, Panaji.

On the occasion, CM felicitated the applicants of the GI-tagged Goan products/items.
CM presented ‘Kaushalya Mitra Card’ to the individuals engaged in traditional Goan occupations such as cultivators & phulkars, Goan vegetable vendors, padeli/toddy tappers, Salt pan cultivators, fishermen, traditional healers, poder, traditional jaggery makers, handicrafts from coconut-malla, coconut shells, coir etc, unique occupations-bamboo workers, grass mat makers, khajekar, shewkar, fowkar, chanekar, bankar etc.
Chief Secretary, Dr. V. Candavelou, IAS, Secretary (Official Language), Shri. Prasad Lolayekar IAS, & other dignitaries were also present.






