Panaji : Goa, the country’s most popular tourist destination want richest tourists and not those consume drugs and those ones cook food in the buses, ” said state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar.

Goa don’t want tourists who consume drugs and who spoil the state and also the tourists cook food inside the buses. Goa want the want the richest tourists, said Ajgoankar when asked about the revival of the tourism industry after the COVID-19 lockdown.

He said the state welcome all tourists but they should enjoy themselves and respect the Goa’s culture.

The Goa Assembly in early 2019 has amended the State Tourism Law and made cooking and drinking alcohol in public places, including beaches and breaking of glass bottles in public, a criminal offence with fines of Rs 2,000.

The tourism industry in Goa is expected to witness a boost after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) granting fresh tourist visas for foreigners coming through chartered flight from October 15.

Foreign tourists entering India by flights other than chartered aircraft would be able to do so only with effect from November 15 on fresh tourist visas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all visas granted to foreigners were suspended last year.