Goa cabinet approves State Heritage Policy 2025
On 11 June 2025 in Goa, the state cabinet led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant approved the Goa State Heritage Policy 2025 for preserving over 200 heritage sites.
Summary
The Goa cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, approved the Goa State Heritage Policy 2025 on 11 June 2025. The policy envisages preserving over 200 sites of historic, archaeological or heritage importance and more than 100 private and public buildings of heritage value, and provides technical and financial support for private heritage homes and their adaptive reuse, including for tourism. The policy also recognises 46 folk art forms and 61 traditional occupations of the state.
Key facts
- Approved
- Goa cabinet, 11 June 2025 (CM Pramod Sawant)
- Sites
- Over 200 heritage sites; 100+ heritage buildings
- Support
- Technical and financial aid for private heritage homes; adaptive reuse
- Recognises
- 46 folk art forms; 61 traditional occupations
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Goa State Heritage Policy 2025, approved by the Goa cabinet on 11 June 2025, recognises how many folk art forms?
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Correct answer: B — 46
The Goan and Goemkarponn: the policy recognises 46 folk art forms and 61 traditional occupations.
Consider the following statements about the Goa State Heritage Policy 2025 approved on 11 June 2025: 1. It envisages preservation of over 200 heritage sites. 2. It recognises 46 traditional occupations of the state. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The Goan and Goemkarponn: the policy covers over 200 heritage sites, so 1 is correct. It recognises 61 traditional occupations (46 is the number of folk art forms), so 2 is wrong. So the answer is 1 only.