Overview
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, in a Wednesday review, ordered faster execution of State Investment Promotion Board projects and set targets for 50,000 hotel rooms and 10,000 homestays by 2029.
- He set May 2026 deadlines for works under the PRASAD and Swadesh Darshan schemes after officials said they had sent ₹663 crore in proposals to the central government.
- He directed site-specific timelines that include finishing Godavari Pushkar ghat upgrades by August and opening tourist access to the Havelock Bridge in December.
- He asked for plans to launch houseboats, heli-tourism and seaplane services under the UDAN program, with water aerodromes proposed at Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Srisailam and Gandikota.
- He called for coordinated work on eco- and temple-tourism, new amusement parks in Visakhapatnam and Tirupati, and simpler permits for caravans and caravan parks to widen family travel options.