NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday announced the draft regulations for usage of drones in the country and indicated that the final policy is expected to be in place in the beginning of the new year.
Addressing a press conference here today, Civil Aviation Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju said that the draft policy issued will be in public domain for a month for feedback and suggestions. After that Ministry will give another thought on it and then the final policy for Drones will be prepared making suitable changes in Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR). He said that the Drones operation will help Indian economy as its drone industry could help India’s development in several sectors such as agriculture and oil and gas.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said that there are huge opportunities of operation of Drones with multipurpose benefits. India is among the first countries going for policy for operation of unmanned Air Vehicles (Drones). It may be that other countries will follow our policies. We want to make India the world’s leader in the use of drones, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said. (AGENCIES)
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