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Karnataka, which is 1 of the starring aviation hubs successful the country, besides has the astir fig of women self-help groups (SHGs) to person undergone grooming arsenic drone pilots nether the ‘Namo Drone Didi Yojana’ (NDDY).
Under the initiative, 145 members of SHGs from the State person been fixed drone aviator grooming which is the highest successful the state followed by Uttar Pradesh (128) and Andhra Pradesh (108).
In Karnataka, Koppal territory topped the list, with 13 members of SHGs followed by Kalaburagi (12) and Mandya (11).
One of the main objectives of this scheme, isolated from empowering the SHGs, is to amended ratio successful cultivation practices and heighten harvest yield. The programme’s occurrence breaks the stereotype of SHGs being mostly engaged successful the making of home-based products specified arsenic papads and pickles.
Asha Rani C.S., from Churchugundi colony successful Shikaripur taluk of Shivamogga district, is among those who underwent this grooming successful Mysuru successful January, 2024. For the past 2 years, she has been operating drone to spray medicines successful maize and paddy farms.
“The grooming is helping maine financially too. Under the strategy I got drone arsenic well. In a twelvemonth for astir 4 to 5 months, I get enactment to spray medicine successful the workplace fields. Sometimes, my net spell up to ₹1 lakh a month,” she said.
Over 1,000 trained
As per accusation by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol to a question successful the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Budget league of Parliament a full of 1,094 SHG members person been trained arsenic drone pilots successful the country.
Across India, Prayagraj successful Uttar Pradesh was ranked first, with 16 members of SHGs. The NDDY was launched by the Central authorities for providing 15,000 drones to the Women SHGs with an outlay of ₹1,261 crore for the play from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
“The NDDY was approved by the authorities arsenic a Central Sector Scheme with an outlay of ₹1,261 crore for the play from the fiscal twelvemonth 2023-24 to FY 2025-26. The strategy aims to supply 15,000 cultivation drones to prime women SHGs,” the Minister said successful his reply.
He added that successful 2023, 1,094 drones were distributed to SHGs by pb fertilizer companies utilizing their interior resources. Out of these 1,094 drones, 500 were distributed nether the NDDY scheme.
“All SHG members person been provided grooming astatine Remote Pilot Training Organisations,” helium added.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 15 days drone aviator grooming for 1 of the members of SHGs and 5 days drone adjunct grooming for different member/family members of SHGs is provided arsenic a portion of the drone package.
(With inputs by Sathish G.T. from Shivamogga)
