{"id":"in-goa","country":"in","kind":"state","name":{"en":"Goa","local":"गोंय"},"languages":["kok","mr","en","hi"],"currency":"INR","symbol":"₹","fxPerUsd":94,"cities":{"T1":"Panaji","T2":"Margao","T3":"Ponda"},"basket":{"teaCup":20,"simpleMeal":120,"haircutMen":150,"milkLitre":58,"breadLoaf":50,"unskilledDayWage":561,"minWageMonthly":14586,"shopRentSqftMonth":{"T1":150,"T2":90,"T3":45},"electricityCommercialKwh":6.5,"lpgCommercialCylinder":2850,"petrolLitre":104},"tax":{"salesTax":"GST 0/5/18/40% (national, from 22 Sep 2025)","smallBizThreshold":"₹40 lakh goods / ₹20 lakh services; composition 1% for traders up to ₹1.5 crore","localLevies":"Professional tax status disputed in 2026 compilations (some list ₹2,400/yr, others none); tourist-trade registration for tourism businesses"},"licences":[{"name":"Shop & Establishment registration (Goa Shops & Establishments Act)","fee":"₹500–₹3,000 by staff size (Est.)","authority":"Labour & Employment dept","source":"Est.: no 2026 Goa fee schedule found; small-state norm"},{"name":"Beach shack licence (Goa State Shack Policy, extended to 2026-27 season)","fee":"unchanged from 2025-26; allotted by draw of lots","authority":"Department of Tourism","source":"https://theprint.in/india/goa-extends-beach-shack-policy-by-1-year-licences-to-be-issued-from-sept-10/3038456/"},{"name":"Tourist trade registration (mandatory for private CRZ shacks, 2026 amendment)","fee":"per Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act schedule","authority":"Department of Tourism","source":"https://www.outlookbusiness.com/news/goa-tightens-rules-private-shacks-in-crz-now-need-to-register-with-tourism-department"},{"name":"Trade licence (panchayat/municipality) and excise licence for bars","fee":"varies; bar licences in lakhs (Est.)","authority":"Village panchayat / municipal council; Excise dept","source":"Est.: Goa Excise Duty Act licence classes"}],"festivals":[{"name":"Christmas–New Year tourist peak","dates2026_27":"20 Dec 2026–2 Jan 2027","effect":"highest prices and footfall of the year; shacks, restaurants, rentals peak"},{"name":"Feast of St Francis Xavier (Old Goa)","dates2026_27":"3 Dec 2026","effect":"pilgrim crowds; stalls and food around Old Goa"},{"name":"Goa Liberation Day","dates2026_27":"19 Dec 2026","effect":"state holiday"},{"name":"Goa Carnival","dates2026_27":"6–9 Feb 2027 (before Ash Wednesday 10 Feb)","effect":"parades in Panaji/Margao; food and bar demand up"},{"name":"Shigmo","dates2026_27":"about Mar 2027","effect":"spring festival floats; local food demand"},{"name":"Diwali / Narkasur","dates2026_27":"7–8 Nov 2026","effect":"Narkasur effigy night; sweets up, start of tourist season"}],"seasons":[{"months":"Oct–May","what":"Tourist season (peak Dec–Jan); shacks operate (till 10 Jun in 2026-27)"},{"months":"Jun–Sep","what":"Heavy monsoon (~3,000 mm); beach businesses shut, tourism falls 50–70% (Est.), fishing ban 1 Jun–31 Jul"},{"months":"Mar–May","what":"Hot, humid shoulder season; domestic tourists in school holidays"}],"payments":{"digitalShare":"about 70% (tourist cards/UPI); local markets more cash (Est.)","credit":"udhaar in village tinto (market) shops; tourism businesses run on seasonal credit"},"notes":"Goa is a small, rich, tourism-driven state: per-capita income is about three times the national level, prices for tea, meals and services are well above the rest of India, and minimum wages are high (₹561/day Zone A unskilled from Apr 2026). Commercial power is relatively cheap under the JERC tariff. The defining feature is seasonality: most coastal businesses earn their year between October and May, with Christmas–New Year as the peak, while the June–September monsoon and fishing ban empty the coast. Beach shacks need a tourism-department licence allotted by lottery, and from 2026 private CRZ shacks must register too. Liquor is legal and cheap, and bars/shacks are a large part of the food economy.","factors":[{"id":"P01","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, shops, unskilled, Zone A (from 1 Apr 2026)","value":"₹561/day = ₹14,586/month (₹412 basic + ₹149 VDA)","role":"HV","source":"https://ascent-hr.com/notification/revision-of-minimum-wages-goa-290426/","estimate":false},{"id":"P02","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, shops, unskilled, Zone B","value":"₹556/day = ₹14,456/month","role":"HV","source":"https://ascent-hr.com/notification/revision-of-minimum-wages-goa-290426/","estimate":false},{"id":"P03","cat":"Wages","name":"Base-rate history","value":"2023 revision raised unskilled base from ₹307 to ₹407/day (5-yearly revisions)","role":"HV","source":"https://www.hrkatha.com/news/compensation-benefits/goa-increases-minimum-wages-by-rs-100-vda-by-rs-105/","estimate":false},{"id":"P04","cat":"Wages","name":"Semi-skilled / skilled","value":"about ₹590 / ₹620 per day (Est.)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Goa schedule steps basic ~₹30/day per skill level plus ₹149 VDA","estimate":true},{"id":"P05","cat":"Wages","name":"Migrant seasonal staff","value":"shacks/restaurants hire migrants (Nepal, north/north-east India) Oct–May at ₹12–18k + food/stay","role":"HV","source":"Est.: industry practice","estimate":true},{"id":"P06","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T1 Panaji","value":"₹150/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.: small capital with tourist premium; Calangute/Baga beach strips far higher in season","estimate":true},{"id":"P07","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T2 Margao","value":"₹90/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P08","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T3 Ponda","value":"₹45/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P09","cat":"Rent","name":"Seasonal lease","value":"beach-belt shops often leased Oct–May only, rent paid upfront","role":"PD","source":"Est.: tourism-belt practice","estimate":true},{"id":"P10","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial electricity all-in (Goa Electricity Dept, JERC)","value":"about ₹6.5/kWh","role":"HV","source":"Est.: JERC MYT order for FY 2025-26 to 2029-30 (https://goaelectricity.gov.in/Regulations/TARIFF%20ORDER%20w.e.f%201st%20October%202025.pdf) — LT commercial slabs ~₹4.5–7/kWh plus fixed charges; dept sought +5.64% for FY 2026-27 (https://www.heraldgoa.in/?p=443230)","estimate":true},{"id":"P11","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial LPG 19 kg","value":"about ₹2,850","role":"HV","source":"Est.: no Goa entry in OMC lists; Mumbai ₹2,764.50, Bengaluru ₹2,898 (https://www.goodreturns.in/news/lpg-gas-cylinder-prices-hiked-october-1-2026-19-kg-commercial-lpg-prices-up-rs-62-71-50-city-wise-1538497.html)","estimate":true},{"id":"P12","cat":"Energy","name":"Petrol, Panaji","value":"₹104.00/L (25 Oct 2026); Goa VAT keeps it below Maharashtra","role":"HV","source":"https://www.businesstoday.in/fuel-price/petrol-price-in-raipur-today","estimate":false},{"id":"P13","cat":"Licences","name":"Beach shack licence","value":"public-beach shacks for locals only, by lottery; policy extended to 2026-27 with no fee rise","role":"PD","source":"https://theprint.in/india/goa-extends-beach-shack-policy-by-1-year-licences-to-be-issued-from-sept-10/3038456/","estimate":false},{"id":"P14","cat":"Licences","name":"Private CRZ shacks","value":"must register with Tourism (2026 amendment); ~450 of 742 were unregistered","role":"RE","source":"https://www.outlookbusiness.com/news/goa-tightens-rules-private-shacks-in-crz-now-need-to-register-with-tourism-department","estimate":false},{"id":"P15","cat":"Regulation","name":"Shack operating conditions","value":"CCTV, staff ID, fire safety, GST billing and digital payments mandatory","role":"HV","source":"https://theprint.in/india/goa-extends-beach-shack-policy-by-1-year-licences-to-be-issued-from-sept-10/3038456/","estimate":false},{"id":"P16","cat":"Regulation","name":"Liquor","value":"legal and lightly taxed; bars, shacks and tavernas common; dry days on elections","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Goa Excise regime; liquor prices well below neighbouring states","estimate":true},{"id":"P17","cat":"Regulation","name":"Monsoon fishing ban","value":"1 Jun–31 Jul: fresh fish scarce/costly for eateries","role":"HV","source":"Est.: annual central/state monsoon trawling ban on west coast","estimate":true},{"id":"P18","cat":"Regulation","name":"Noise curbs","value":"amplified music banned after 10 pm in open spaces; late-night parties raided","role":"RE","source":"Est.: Noise Pollution Rules 2000 enforcement in tourist belt","estimate":true},{"id":"P19","cat":"Tax","name":"Professional tax","value":"disputed: some 2026 guides say Goa does not levy PT, others list ₹2,400/yr","role":"HV","source":"https://ezhrm.in/professional-tax-india-2026-state-wise-slabs-filing-guide/","estimate":true},{"id":"P20","cat":"Tax","name":"National rules","value":"Inherits national rules from in.json (GST 0/5/18/40%, FSSAI basic registration to ₹1.5 crore, Mudra, PM SVANidhi, labour codes from 21 Nov 2025)","role":"HV","source":"See src/data/places/in.json (national baseline, sourced there): https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/advisories/2026/03/69c6a23234827order_27032026.pdf","estimate":false},{"id":"P21","cat":"Finance","name":"CM Rozgar Yojana (Goa EDC)","value":"subsidised loans for self-employment of local youth (terms not re-verified 2026)","role":"PD","source":"Est.: Goa EDC scheme as last published (goaedc.com)","estimate":true},{"id":"P22","cat":"Festivals","name":"Christmas–New Year peak","value":"20 Dec–2 Jan: revenue 2–3× a normal season week (Est.)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: tourism-belt pattern","estimate":true},{"id":"P23","cat":"Festivals","name":"Goa Carnival","value":"6–9 Feb 2027","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Saturday–Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (10 Feb 2027)","estimate":true},{"id":"P24","cat":"Climate","name":"Monsoon","value":"Jun–Sep ~3,000 mm; tourism falls sharply, coastal shacks dismantled","role":"HV","source":"Est.: IMD Goa normals","estimate":true},{"id":"P25","cat":"Climate","name":"Season cut short","value":"2025-26 season ended early due to heat and West Asia conflict hitting arrivals","role":"RE","source":"https://new.thegoan.net/goa-news/shack-owners-want-zerotolerance-policy-enforced-as-heat-and-west-asia-conflict-cut-season-short/147538.html","estimate":false},{"id":"P26","cat":"Payments","name":"Digital share","value":"~70% in tourist businesses; cash in village markets","role":"HV","source":"Est.: national UPI data adjusted for high-income, tourist-card-heavy state","estimate":true},{"id":"P27","cat":"Prices","name":"Cup of tea","value":"₹15–20; baseline ₹20 (tourist belt ₹30+)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Goa price levels ~1.3–1.5× national","estimate":true},{"id":"P28","cat":"Prices","name":"Simple meal (fish/veg thali, local eatery)","value":"₹120 veg; fish thali ₹150–250","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P29","cat":"Prices","name":"Packet milk (Goa Dairy toned)","value":"about ₹58/L; full cream ₹70+ after Dec 2025 and May 2026 hikes","role":"HV","source":"https://www.heraldgoa.in/?p=475978","estimate":true},{"id":"P30","cat":"Prices","name":"Bread (Goan pao / loaf)","value":"pao ₹5–7 each; loaf ₹50","role":"HV","source":"Est.: poder (bakery) pricing","estimate":true},{"id":"P31","cat":"Prices","name":"Men's haircut","value":"₹150","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P32","cat":"Language","name":"Business language","value":"Konkani (official), Marathi, English widely used with tourists","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P33","cat":"Income","name":"Per-capita GSDP 2024-25","value":"₹709,045 (~$7,825), 2nd in India (figure looks high; verify with RBI Handbook)","role":"HV","source":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_union_territories_by_GDP_per_capita","estimate":false},{"id":"P34","cat":"Demographics","name":"Urbanisation","value":"62.2% (Census 2011), highest among states","role":"HV","source":"https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables","estimate":false},{"id":"P35","cat":"Risk","name":"Tourism shock","value":"geopolitical or airline disruption cuts foreign arrivals 20–40% (Est.)","role":"RE","source":"https://new.thegoan.net/goa-news/shack-owners-want-zerotolerance-policy-enforced-as-heat-and-west-asia-conflict-cut-season-short/147538.html","estimate":true},{"id":"P36","cat":"Risk","name":"CRZ demolition / shack licence denial","value":"illegal structures demolished on court orders","role":"RE","source":"https://www.outlookbusiness.com/news/goa-tightens-rules-private-shacks-in-crz-now-need-to-register-with-tourism-department","estimate":false},{"id":"P37","cat":"Risk","name":"High Court challenge to shack policy","value":"notice issued Aug 2026 on policy extension","role":"RE","source":"https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/hc-issues-notice-over-extension-of-state-beach-shack-policy/152177.html","estimate":false}]}