Hon'ble CM Manohar Parrikar launches GTDC's Taxi App 'GOAMILES'

Goa's first and exclusive mobile app based taxi service GOAMILES has been launched by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, Mr. Manohar Parrikar at the Secretariat Complex, Porvorim today.

Present at the launch were Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Mr. Manohar Ajgaonkar; Hon’ble Chairman of Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), Mr. Nilesh Cabral; Chief Secretary of Goa, Mr. Dharmendra Sharma; Secretary for Tourism, Mr. Sheo Pratap Singh, Mr. Menino D’Souza, Director, Dept. of Tourism along with other dignitaries. The launch ofGOAMILES will bring about a revolutionary change in travel in and around Goa for both tourists and locals and provide benefits to taxi drivers serving under the new initiative. GOAMILES will provide the convenience of booking a taxi immediately upon arrival in the state at reasonable, government approved rates. The GOAMILES app can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple Store.

Speaking at the launch, Mr. Parrikar said, "Goa can now take tourists for miles through the newapp based taxi service which will be affordable and give travelers a comfortable journey from the time they arrive till they leave. I congratulate Goa Tourism for launching this initiative and wish them a huge success.

Adding to this, Mr. Ajgaonkar stated, "The launch of the app based taxi service in Goa will bring a revolutionary change in the transportation system for all stakeholders including taxi drivers, tourists and locals. I am confident that tourist taxi drivers across Goa will join this digital system so that Goa does not lag behind other states where such systems are working successfully."
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