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The Government of Goa, through the Goa Investment Policy 2014, intends to attract investors to Goa. The vision is to make Goa an aspirational investment destination by making business a pleasure, for best in class manufacturing, knowledge-based, tourism, entertainment and other service industries while improving the environmental and social indicators of the state. The main objective of this policy is to create 50,000 jobs and facilitate Rs.25,000 crore of new investments in the next 5 years. It also intends to make the the process of investment simple and quick through a transparent investor-government interface. In order to meet the policy objectives the Government of Goa has identified certain thrust areas for greenfield investment, which are knowledge-based industry, R&D centers and financial services; pharmaceuticals and biotechnology; integrated educational hubs; tourism; light engineering; aviation, aerospace and defense; information technology hardware and electronics; agro-based and food processing industries. The thrust areas are broad indication of the areas in which investments will be encouraged.