- Pratapsingh Rane, former Goa chief minister and Congress veteran, was accorded permanent status of a cabinet for his service to the coastal state.
- The decision to accord him the honour was taken as Rane has completed 50 years as a legislator in the Goa Assembly during the current tenure.
- Rane, also a former speaker, currently represents the Poriem Assembly segment as a Congress MLA. The 87-year-old MLA had been the longest-serving chief minister having had multiple terms till 2007 on different occasions.
