Lok Sabha Question No. 3021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Drone Pilot Training
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Subrata Pathak, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the 4th August 2022)

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 3021

## DRONE PILOT TRAINING

3021.

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV

SHRI RAVI KISHAN

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the country's aviation regulator proposes to allow drone pilot training at the flight training organizations;
- (c) the steps being taken to set up more drone pilot training schools in future by granting permissions to private firms, institutions under the State and the Union Government;
- (6) if so , the detaiis thereof along with the number of drone pilot training centres in the country as
- (d) the details of the policy worked outlimplemented in this regard;
- (f) the basis on which permission has been granted with the details of the training programmes? along
- (e) whether the aviation academies have been granted permission to carry out remote pilot training programmes using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) or drones and if s0, the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) shall submit an application to the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on the online DigitalSky Platform: The Director General may, within sixty of the date of receipt of application issue the authorisation to establish a RPTO if the days

The Drone Rules, 2021, notified in August 2021, provide the regulatory framework in respect of drone ownership, operations and training: These rules cover various aspects like type certification, registration and operation

The Drone (Amendment) Rules, 2022, notified in February 2022, abolished the requirement of a drone pilot licence. Under these rules, a Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) issued by a DGCA-authorised RPTO is adequate for a remote to operate drones: pilot

In order to provide drone training, aviation academies are required to submit an application to DGCA on the Digital Sky Platform; along with the specified fees  Approval for establishing a RPTO is granted as per Rule 39 of the Drone Rules; 2021 subject to meeting the requirements aS specified in the Drone Rules, 2021, Drone (Amendment) Rules, 2022 and Drone Training Circulars

DGCA has specified a five-day course for grant of Remote Pilot Certificate by a DGCA-authorised RPTO. The course comprises ground classes and practical training:" The detailed syllabus is available on DGCA 's online Digital Sky Platform:

As of 20th July 2022, 27 RPTOs have been granted authorisation by DGCA. The State/UT-wise list of RPTOs is attached in Annexure.

## Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3021 for answer on STATE WISE LIST OF DGCA-AUTHORISED RPTOs (As on July 2022) 4th 27th

## August, 2022

| S No   | State            | Location     | Name of the approved training organisation      |
|--------|------------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1 _    | Assam            | Guwahati     | Assam Electronics Development Corporation Ltd.  |
| 2_     | Gujarat          | Ahmedabad    | Sanskar Dham Drone Academy                      |
|        | Gujarat          | Gandhinagar  | Kaushalya The Skill University                  |
| 4      | Gujarat          | Mehsana      | Blue Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Ray                     |
| 5_     | Haryana          | Bahadurgarh  | Ganpati Aviation Solutions                      |
| 6      | Haryana          | Gurugram     | Drone Destination Pvt: Ltd.                     |
| 7_     | Haryana          | Gurugram     | Fore Institute of Drone Technology and Research |
| 8_     | Haryana          | Gurugram     | Government Aviation Training Institute          |
| 9      | Haryana          | Gurugram     | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi            |
| 10_    | Himachal Pradesh | Shahpur      | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi            |
| 11.    | Jharkhand        | Jamshedpur   | Alchemist Aviation Pvt: Ltd.                    |
| 12.    | Karnataka        | Bengaluru    | Flytech Aviation Academy                        |
| 13     | Karnataka        | Bengaluru    | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi            |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior      | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi            |
| 15     | Maharashtra      | Baramati     | Academy of Carver Aviation                      |
| 16.    | Maharashtra      | Baramati     | Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.       |
| 17 .   | Maharashtra      | Mumbai       | The Bombay Flying Club                          |
| 18.    | Maharashtra      | Pune         | DroneAcharya Aerial Innovation Pvt. Ltd.        |
| 19     | Maharashtra      | Pune         | PBC's Aero Hub                                  |
| 20.    | Punjab           | Mohali       | Drone Destination Pvt: Ltd.                     |
| 21 .   | Telangana        | Hyderabad    | Marut DroneTech Pvt. Ltd.                       |
| 22.    | Telangana        | Hyderabad    | Telangana State Aviation Academy                |
| 23_    | Telangana        | Secunderabad | Flytech Aviation Academy                        |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu       | Chennai      | CASR Anna University                            |
| 25.    | Uttar Pradesh    | Aligarh      | Ambitions Flying Club Pvt: Ltd                  |
| 26.    | Uttar Pradesh    | Aligarh      |                                                 |
| 27_    | Uttar Pradesh    | Meerut       | Dronachariya Drone Academy LLP                  |