Did Goa receive 45 lakh tourists around New Year, state Assembly debates By IANS | Published on Fri, Jan 29 2021 14:06 IST | 0 Views Manohar Ajgaonkar. (Photo: Twitter/@BabuAjgaonkar). Image Source: IANS News Panaji, Jan 29 : The Goa Legislative Assembly on Friday debated over whether 45 lakh tourists visited the coastal state during the festive year-end season amid the Covid-19 pandemic. During the Question Hour, the Opposition grilled Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar over Rs 33 crore spent by his Ministry on the promotion of the state. Former Deputy Chief Minister and Opposition MLA Vijai Sardesai said that while Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had insisted that between 40 to 45 lakh tourists had visited the state during the year-end, Ajgaonkar's written reply tabled on Friday had claimed that provisional domestic tourist arrival figure was 9,71,479 for the whole of 2020 along with 7,935 foreign tourists.