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The Telangana tourism assemblage witnessed a twelvemonth of policy-led reforms, planetary events and caller concern momentum successful 2025, with the State positioning itself arsenic a tourism hub spanning culture, heritage, medical, movie and eco-tourism. These details were revealed by the Telangana Tourism Development Corporation (TGTDC) successful its Annual Report 2025, released connected Wednesday (December 31). The study besides laid retired an enactment program for 2026.
A large improvement for Telangana Tourism successful 2025 was the rollout of the Telangana Tourism Policy 2025–2030, which seeks to thrust holistic and sustainable maturation done public-private partnerships, organization reforms and destination-level planning. The argumentation envisages the instauration of 27 Special Tourism Areas (STAs) crossed the State, supported by Destination Management Organisations to make employment and fortify section economies.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on with Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, Tourism Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Managing Director of Telangana Tourism Development Corporation Valluru Kranthi astatine the Telangana Rising Global Summit successful Bharat Future City. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
With the State hosting Miss World 2025, with 110 contestants visiting tourer and practice destinations crossed the State, the lawsuit served arsenic a high-impact promotional platform, projecting Hyderabad arsenic a safe, affable and globally competitory destination for some tourism and investment.
Tourism reforms were further pushed done the Tourism Conclave, held astir World Tourism Day, wherever the State secured concern commitments worthy ₹15,279 crore crossed 30 projects. These projects, spanning hospitality, eco-tourism and riverfront development, are expected to make astir 50,000 jobs.
Among cardinal initiatives launched during the twelvemonth were the Film-in-Telangana portal and the Medical Value Tourism (MVT) platform, aimed astatine positioning the State arsenic a film-friendly destination and a reliable, affordable healthcare hub for home and planetary patients. Telangana besides entered into a practice statement with the Netherlands-India Chamber of Commerce and Trade to beforehand culinary and experiential tourism, alongside the motorboat of a Culinary Accelerator and a culinary representation of the State.
Safety and visitant acquisition received renewed absorption with the deployment of implicit 80 specially trained Tourist Police unit astatine cardinal destinations. Since becoming afloat operational successful October 2025, the Tourist Police person handled aggregate rescue and assistance cases astatine sites specified arsenic Golconda Fort, Charminar and Ramappa Temple.
On the concern front, tourism besides featured prominently astatine the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025, wherever commitments worthy ₹7,045 crore were secured done astir 10 projects, with an estimated employment imaginable of 40,000 jobs.
The twelvemonth besides brought nationalist and planetary recognition. The Bathukamma festival earned 2 Guinness World Records successful September 2025 for the tallest floral Bathukamma statement astatine 19.44 metres and the largest Telangana people creation show involving 1,354 women.
In presumption of carnal infrastructure, 123 State tourism projects were initiated, of which 78 person been completed and 47 are nether progress. Central government-supported projects worthy ₹275 crore are nether mode astatine destinations, including Ananthagiri Hills, Bhongir Fort, Buddhavanam, Ramappa circuit, Nizam Sagar and Balkampet Yellamma Temple, covering eco-tourism zones, experiential centres and temple amenities, the study said.
For 2026, the Tourism section has outlined an docket that includes grounding of PPP projects, unveiling of destination maestro plans, completion of pending cardinal projects, upgradation of Haritha Hotels, operationalisation of heli-tourism, enlargement of aesculapian tourism, hosting of aggregate conclaves and capitalist summits, and intensified nationalist and planetary branding.
