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Pramod Sawant
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- Born 24 April 1973
- Age 51
- Birth Place Mapusa, Goa India
- Profession Ayurveda Medical Practitioner, Politician
- Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party (2008-present)
- In Office Speaker Of The Goa Legislative Assembly 22 March 2017 - 18 March 2019
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Pramod Sawant BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 06 Feb 2025
Pramod Sawant took oath as the new Chief Minister of Goa on March 18, 2019 following the death of Manohar Parrikar.
A two-time MLA representing Sanquelim constituency, Sawant is among the few leaders in the BJP groomed by Parrikar himself. A young leader, Sawant quickly grew through the ranks of ...
Pramod Sawant PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Sulakshana Sawant (2005), |
| Education | Tilak Maharashtra University (MSW) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Pramod Sawant
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | 22 March 2017 - Present |
| Chief Minister of Goa | 19 March 2019 - Present |
PRAMOD SAWANT NEWS
‘Happy I’m an Indian now’: Pakistan-born Christian man becomes 2nd Goan resident to get citizenship under CAA
December 11, 2024 9:32 am
Shane Sebastian Pereira, whose family is from Demello Vaddo in North Goa’s Anjuna, was born in Pakistan’s Karachi on August 4, 1981.
‘Govt jobs are on sale’: In Goa, woman's arrest opens can of worms, gives Opposition some firepower
December 08, 2024 10:16 pm
Sawant has rejected allegations levelled by Cong, AAP against him, his family and BJP over the scam as "baseless", maintaining that he has given a “free hand to police” to probe it impartially.
After linking crimes to migrants, Goa CM now draws link between scams and increased migration
November 20, 2024 7:31 am
On Monday, the crime branch arrested two people for allegedly trafficking a woman from Goa to Muscat on the pretext of a job.
Attempts still made to convert people under guise of healing: Goa CM
November 15, 2024 2:10 pm
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant referring to religious conversions said a “bhul bhulaiya” (maze) has been created and people should be cautious about such preachers who indulge in the practice under the guise of healing.
Social media, online ads making sex trafficking easier, report that studied cases in Goa suggests
October 25, 2024 8:58 pm
A "source state", according to the authors, is the state from where the victim of sex trafficking was trafficked to Goa and does not necessarily mean the place to which she originally belongs.
Red faces in Goa BJP after minister’s comments on unemployment, state chief says 'will speak to him'
September 28, 2024 12:58 am
At an event earlier this week, Goa’s Town and Country Planning Minister said more jobs needed to be created in the state or ‘people will think differently’.
Some southern states 'not even trying' to understand Hindi: Goa CM Sawant
September 20, 2024 7:17 am
Sawant further said that it was heartening that students now pursue PG and PhD in Hindi, and encouraged them also to pursue a career as translators.
Goa Raj Bhavan to preserve ancient trees through Ayurveda
September 19, 2024 7:41 am
Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, in presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, launched the initiative — Prachin Vriksha Ayurvedic Chikitsa — officials said.
'Obnoxious': Real estate firm's ad on 'conquering Goa' angers state govt
September 13, 2024 1:00 am
In a notice sent Thursday to the realty group, The House of Abhinandan Lodha, Goa’s Home Department directed that the advertisement for a real estate project captioned “Delhi, rulers of India, now conquer Goa” be withdrawn.
Goa minister saying drugs available ‘all over’ prompts clarification from CM Pramod Sawant: ‘slip of tongue’
August 16, 2024 7:26 am
Amid buzz that Sunburn Festival – an annual electronic dance music festival – could be held in South Goa this year, and criticism that the festival promoted “drug culture”, Sequeira told reporters: “Today, drugs are available all over. You don’t need Sunburn to come and make drugs available.”
