Amaravati, February 25 Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister K Durgesh informed the Legislative Council on Wednesday that over 7,000 hotel rooms are being developed in the state, supported by investments exceeding Rs 20,000 crore in the tourism sector over the past 18 months.
The minister stated that granting industry status to tourism has spurred growth, attracting investments of Rs 20,088 crore.
"Over the past 18 months, investments worth Rs 20,088 crore have been invested in the state. Of this, 7,348 rooms are being developed with an investment of Rs 9,445 crore," Durgesh said.
He added that innovative changes have been incorporated in the Tourism Policy 2024–29, and that these investments are expected to create employment for nearly 40,000 people.
Andhra Pradesh Infrastructure and Investments Minister B C Janardhan Reddy informed the House that the state has spent Rs 2,640 crore on the Ramayapatnam Port as of January 31, 2026. This is followed by Machilipatnam Port (Rs 2,264 crore), Mulapeta Port (Rs 2,833 crore) and Kakinada SEZ Port (Rs 620 crore).
Regarding fishing harbors, he said that Rs 282 crore has been spent on Uppada as of January 31, 2026, followed by Machilipatnam (Rs 263 crore), Nizampatnam (Rs 229 crore) and Juvvaladinne (Rs 201 crore).
Reddy stated that the new ports and fishing harbors will be completed on schedule.