Bengaluru: A new heritage tourism policy that envisions preserving and promoting historic public buildings of Andhra Pradesh to tap their tourism potential is under active consideration, state's tourism minister Kandula Durgesh has said. Durgesh said the N Chandrababu Naidu government announced the new tourism policy 2024-29 last year, under which tourism activities have been accorded an industry status. He encouraged people and companies to invest in Andhra Pradesh, with hotels, resorts, and other tourism activities, saying the state government is offering "big incentives". Asked what new plans are in the pipeline, he said, a "new heritage tourism policy" is under "active consideration which we are going to bring later this year". "Andhra Pradesh has rich cultural heritage, and we need to conserve these built heritage structures.