Andhra Pradesh Government entered into different Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for various tourism projects in the State in the last six months involving a total investment of ₹1217 crore.  

As part of its efforts to boost the tourism sector and to achieve a 20 per cent growth, the State Government is in the process of designing a Tourism Events Calendar for 2025-26 to attract tourists. 

Plans were also afoot to organise two key international events and 12 mega events soon out of a total of 37 tourism events. As per the directions of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the tourism department would also organise key events in university campuses while musical culture can be integrated with events, according to a release.

Develop tourism

Naidu also directed the officials to utilise all available resources to develop tourism in the State to attract tourists from across the globe. 

In the last six months, 11 Tourism Resorts and hotels were revived with an investment of ₹45 cr and Annavaram temple, Gandikota, Akhanda Godavari, Araku, Lambasingi, Ahobilam and Nagarjuna Sagar were identified for development under various Central and state schemes, the release added. 

Published on February 14, 2025