Panaji :- 6 Oct. 2016 ….Chief Minister of Goa Shri. Laxmikant Parsekar recently inaugurated the upgraded outlet of Goa State Horticulture Corporation limited in presence of Shri. Siddharth Kunkoliekar MLA, Shri. Kiran Kandolkar, MLA and Chairman of Goa State Corporation Limited , Shri. Mahesh Naik, Vice Chairperson, Shri. Lorry Barreto, Managing Director of Agriculture Department Shri. Ulhas Pai Kakode, Director of Agriculture. Corporator of City Corporation Panaji (CCP) Shri. Pundalik Raut Dessai, Shri. Minin D’Cruz, Shri. Shantaram Naik, Shri. Diksha Mayekar, Shri. Pranay Mayekar and others.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Laxmikant Parsekar said that the Goa State Horticulture Corporation Limited had gone one step ahead by opening this retail outlet which is like a modern super market providing vegetable and fruits at subsidized rates. He further said that the local vegetables which are grown in the state and which are in high demand will be available for sale at the outlet. Shri Parsekar said outlets like this will also be opened in other parts of Goa, too.
The up gradation of this outlet has been done at a cost of Rs. 25, 00,000 lakhs. The outlet is a modern super market with a larger variety of horticultural products and also a variety of general essentials, in addition to this, it also facilities to stock up cold storage and dairy products. This apart the outlet also has a television provided, in order to advertise the goods available in the outlet.