Parrikar made headlines after he slashed the petrol prices in the state by almost Rs 11 by excluding Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on it.
The Bombay-IIT alumni also launched two major schemes ‘Grih Adhar' providing monthly income to housewives and ‘Ladli Lakshmi' offering financial help of Rs one lakh for the marriage of a girl child.
The CM, who had inked controversial public accounts committee report on illegal mining had to face wrath after the Supreme Court imposed a ban on iron ore extraction industry in the state, pointing out to the illegalities in the trade.
Parrikar saw the state finances plummeting by almost 40 per cent due to closure of mining industry and also introduction of new social welfare schemes.
Before being invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the Union Cabinet, Parrikar had embarked upon an exercise to review performance of his ministers.
