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The State Tourism Department has attracted backstage investments of implicit ₹30,000 crore successful the past 16 months.
Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh, accompanied by elder officials, held a gathering with investors successful Amaravati connected Wednesday.
He said that of the 27 hotel, edifice and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) projects approved by the State Investment Promotion Board, 3 are acceptable for inauguration, 12 are nether construction, foundation-laying for 5 volition instrumentality spot soon, and onshore has been allotted for the remaining seven. These projects volition make 4,597 caller tourer rooms crossed the State. One-third of the 11,272 edifice rooms planned nationwide for 2025–26 are coming up successful Andhra Pradesh, reflecting investors’ assurance successful the State government, helium said.
The Minister said the Tourism Department has secured ₹428 crore from the Centre for infrastructure improvement astatine 8 large destinations — Akhanda Godavari, Gandikota, Suryalanka, Ahobilam, Nagarjuna Sagar, Araku, Annavaram and Simhachalam — the highest allocation since bifurcation.
He said caller reforms, including granting concern presumption to tourism, unveiling the Tourism Policy 2024–29, and introducing caller guidelines for escapade sports, location stays, employment, caravan tourism and the Land Allotment Policy 2025, person strengthened the sector. Upcoming policies connected factual structures, practice sites, MICE, formation shacks and movie tourism are expected to supply further momentum.
The Minister said the section has acceptable ambitious Mission-2029 targets — instauration of 50,000 rooms, 10,000 location stays, 20% publication to GVA and 15% employment generation. Plans are besides underway to make 4,500 to 20,000 classified rooms accessible to each income groups.
He said the section is promoting sustainable and liable tourism by encouraging PPP projects, streamlining approvals and involving section communities.
Special Chief Secretary Ajay Jain, A.P. Tourism Development Corporation Managing Director and A.P. Tourism Authority CEO Amrapali Kata and different officials took portion successful the meeting.
