Drone Yatra 2.0: India to require 1 lakh drone pilots by next year, says Union Minister Anurag Thakur
Drone Yatra 2.0: Talking about the importance of drone technology in different sectors, the Information and Broadcasting Minister said that drone technology is essential for various fields from defence to agriculture and health to entertainment.
Drone Yatra 2.0: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday flagged off the ‘Drone Yatra 2.0’, in Chennai. While addressing the gathering, the minister said India will become a hub of drone technology, and require at least 1 lakh drone pilots by next year.
“Prime Minister Modi once remarked that ‘India has a billion solutions to a million problems.’ As the country of a billion plus people, India is increasingly leveraging technology to stay ahead of the curve”, the minister was quoted saying in the official release.
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It should be noted that, in May this year, PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated India's biggest Drone Festival — Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022, wherein he had interacted with Kisan drone pilots.
"Promotion of drone technology is another medium of advancing our commitment to good governance and ease of living," the official release said.
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Currently, there are over 200 drone start-ups operating in the country, the minister said. This number will increase to generate lakhs of new job opportunities for the youth, he added.
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