Drone-As-A-Service
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced ‘Drone Shakti’ in her Budget speech. It is considered as the government’s renewed focus on drone technology and the emerging industry. Startups will be promoted to facilitate Drone Shakti through different services and Drone-As-A-Service (DrAAS). Selected ITIs will have courses required for this skill, Sitharaman said.
Kisan drones
Also, ‘Kisan Drones’ will be promoted for crop assessment, digitisation of land records, spraying of insecticides, and nutrients. The Drone Rules 2021 were formed by the Central Government on 25 August last year. These rules envisage self-certification, trust and non-intrusive monitoring.