PORVORIM: The establishment of a Laxman Pai chair in modern art at the Goa College of Art was announced on Tuesday in the budget.
A Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj chair on sociology will be established at Goa University.
Similarly, a Vishnu Surya Wagh chair in drama and Pt Jitendra Abhisheki chair in classical music will also be set up, chief minister Pramod Sawant said in his budget speech.
“My government desires that Goa becomes a centre of art, culture, knowledge and science. Hence, we are establishing a few chairs,” he said.
The Goa College of Architecture and Goa College of Pharmacy will get new buildings, while an extension block for Goa College of Art will be constructed, it was announced.