Lok Sabha Question No. 356 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Digital Sky Platform
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Pinaki Misra, Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 356 (To be answered on the 12th December 2019)

## DIGITAL SKY PLATFORM

*356.

SHRI PINAKI MISRA SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has launched the Digital Platform; if the details and the present status thereof; Sky SO,
- (c) whether a variety of drones have been licensed to fly in the country under the new rules set by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and if the details thereof; and
- (b) whether a number of flights have been approved and rejected through the Digital Sky Platform and if SO, the details thereof;
- (d) whether DGCA has received a number of requests for beyond line of site drone flying and if the details thereof? SO,

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House:

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO\_ 356 REGARDING DIGITAL SKY PLATFORM TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019.

- (a) The work for development, hosting and maintenance of Digital Sky Platform has been awarded by Airports Authority of India (AAI) in August 2019. Hosting of Beta version of the Platform has been completed with requisite security certification:
- The Digital Platform is live for registration of manufacturers, operators; pilots and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), commonly known as Drones. Operators can apply for\_Unique Identification Number (UIN) and Unmanned Aircraft Operator Permit (UAOP) online for approval by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA): Sky
- (b) & (c) The UIN has been issued to the drones of two companies namely\_ Mls Quidich and Mls Indrones; both based in Maharashtra: Further, a total number of six models of RPAS/Drones have been provisionally accepted by DGCA to fly in the country. The list of the six models is attached as Annexure-I.
- (d) DGCA had floated an Expression of Interest (EOI) for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations %f Remotely Piioted Aircraft (RPA): 32 proposals were received by DGCA for BVLOS operations. Two models of RPAS have so far been approved for experimental BVLOS operations.

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## Detailsof\_ types of Drones provisionally accepted by DGCA:

| Sr No   | DRONE MODEL         | DRONE CATEGORY   | MANUFACTURER NAME                          |
|---------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1       | LookOut VTOL RPAS   | MICRO            | Throttle Aerospace Systems Private Limited |
| 2       | Patang              | MICRO            | Skylark Drones Pvt Ltd                     |
| 3       |                     | MICRO            | Asteria Aerospace Pvt Ltd                  |
| 4       | Insight             | SMALL            | Aarav Unmanned Systems Pvt Ltd             |
| 5       | Ninja               | MICRO            | ideaForge Technology Pvt Ltd               |
|         | Agribot UAV (AGUAV) | SMALL            | IoTechWorld Avigation Pvt Ltd              |

## Annexure -l