Centre to seed fund convention centre in Goa, says Manohar Parrikar

PANAJI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today that the Union government would provide the seed capital to construct a convention centre in Goa.

"Centre will give seed capital to set up a convention centre in the state. The state-run Economic Development Corporation (EDC) can be an agency which will control the finance for the project," Parrikar said during his visit to Goa.

Parrikar was talking to reporters after BJP MLA Siddharth Kuncolienkar took over as the chairman of the EDC.

He said private parties could be roped in to invest in the convention centre which is a Rs 1,000 crore project. Incidentally, the Goa state government has already identified land at Dona Paula to set up the convention centre.