The drone industry has welcomed the government’s introduction of the “Drone Shakti” programme aimed at driving faster adoption of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and bringing the technology to India’s farmlands.
During the Budget speech on Tuesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will promote startups to facilitate ‘Drone Shakti’ through varied applications, with “drone as a service”.
It also plans to start relevant courses for skilling of manpower in every state in select Industrial Training Institutes (ITI). It plans to start 750 virtual labs in science and mathematics and another 75 skilling e-labs for simulated learning environments in the upcoming financial year.
