Lok Sabha Question No. 2438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Skilling Programmes on Drone Manufacturing
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 2438 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## SKILLING PROGRAMMES ON DRONE MANUFACTURING

2438:  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAMSHRANGARE:

Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  skilling  programmes  on  drone manufacturing, repairing and maintenance, specially in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, and the steps taken by the Government to introduce both long term and short term courses in this regard;
- (c) whether the National Centre for Counter-Terrorism (NCTC) is formulating both long term and short term courses in this regard;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  extent  to  which  this  would  promote  employment opportunities to the job seekers; if so the details thereof; and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes, sir. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has started five (5) short-termskilling  programmes  on  drone  manufacturing,  repairing  and  maintenance.  The details are attached at Annexure-1. The Government has started theseshort-term courses in 126 Industrial Training Institutes(ITIs) across 19 states in the country, out of which twelve (12)ITIs are in Maharashtra. The details are attached at Annexure-2.
- (c) & (d): No, sir. Such courses are not offered by the ministry.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2438 to be answered on 01.08.2022:

Short-term skilling programmes on drone manufacturing, repairing and maintenance

|   Sl. No. | Short-term Courses                          | NSQF Level   | Duration   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|
|         1 | Drone Service Technician                    | Level-4      | 800 Hours  |
|         2 | Drone Manufacturing and Assembly Technician | Level-4      | 800 Hours  |
|         3 | Drone Operator (Multi- Rotor)               | Level-4      | 800 Hours  |
|         4 | Kisan Drone                                 | Level-4      | 390 Hours  |
|         5 | Pesticide and Fertilizer Applicator         | Level-4      | 232 Hours  |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2438 to be answered on 01.08.2022: Number of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) approved to run skilling programmes on drone manufacturing, repairing and maintenance

| Sl. No.   | State Name        |   No. of Approved ITIs in Short-term Drone Courses |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                 11 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                  5 |
| 3.        | Assam             |                                                 14 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |                                                 10 |
| 5.        | Chandigarh        |                                                  1 |
| 6.        | Gujarat           |                                                 20 |
| 7.        | Haryana           |                                                 10 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand         |                                                 10 |
| 9.        | Karnataka         |                                                  0 |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                  0 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra       |                                                 12 |
| 12.       | Manipur           |                                                  1 |
| 13.       | Meghalaya         |                                                  2 |
| 14.       | Mizoram           |                                                  3 |
| 15.       | Odisha            |                                                  0 |
| 16.       | Punjab            |                                                  6 |
| 17.       | Telangana         |                                                  0 |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                 15 |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand       |                                                  6 |
| Total     | Total             |                                                126 |

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