Lok Sabha Question No. 517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Skill Development in Drone Sector
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Kavitha Malothu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  517

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN DRONE SECTOR

- 517:   SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:           DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU: Will the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship be pleased to state: (a) whether  there  is  significant  growth  and  innovation  in  drone  sector  in  the country; (b) if so, whether the Government is providing skill development in drone sector, regarding  its  installation,  operation,  maintenance,  service,  etc.,  of  drones  in  the country; (c) if so, details thereof; (d) whether it is true that the Government has given permission to some Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to start short-term courses on drone; (e) if so, whether it is also true that the Government has not given permission for any ITIs in Telangana for short-term courses on drone; and if so, the reasons therefor and the steps being taken for giving permission for

## ANSWER

- THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR) (a) Yes Sir. There is significant growth in drone sector in the country. (b) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is  running  sixshort-term skilling  courses  in  drone  sector,  including  "Drone  Service  Technician"  and  "Drone Manufacturing and Assembly" to meet the requirement of skilled manpower in drone sector.
- (c) Detail of the courses is attached at Annexure-1.
- (f) ITIs in Telangana to start courses?

(d) Yes, The Directorate General of Training under the Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  given  affiliation  to  116  ITIs  across  the country for conducting short-term courses on "Drone Service Technician" and "Drone Manufacturing and Assembly".The details are attached at Annexure 2.

(e)& (f)  The Directorate General of Training (DGT) has not given affiliation to any ITI in Telangana state for running short-term drone courses, as no proposal(s) has been received  from  State  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  Committee  (SSDEC), Telangana. The administration of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) including start of new  courses  in  ITIs  is  State/UT  subject  matter.  Wheneversuch  proposals  are received  form  State  Directorates,  they  are  examined  and  decision  istaken  on affiliation proposal as per the affiliation standards and norms and granted affiliation.

## Annexure-1

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 517 to be answered on 06.02.2023.

The Short-TermDrone Courses approved under MSDE:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Course                          | Duration   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|------------|
|         1 | Drone Developer (Software)                  | 510 Hrs    |
|         2 | Drone Manufacturing and Assembly Technician | 390 Hrs    |
|         3 | Drone Monitoring and Maintenance Associate  | 390 Hrs    |
|         4 | Drone Operator- Multi Rotor                 | 390 Hrs    |
|         5 | Drone Service Technician                    | 400 Hrs    |
|         6 | Kisan Drone Operator                        | 390 Hrs    |

## Annexure-2

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 517 to be answered on 06.02.2023.

The Short-Term Drone Course affiliation given from session 2022 as on date:

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT   |   No. of ITIs |
|----------|------------------------|---------------|
| 1        | Assam                  |            02 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      |            05 |
| 3        | Andhra Pradesh         |            10 |
| 4        | Bihar                  |            30 |
| 5        | Chandigarh             |            01 |
| 6        | Gujarat                |            20 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh       |            09 |
| 8        | Maharashtra            |            12 |
| 9        | Manipur                |            01 |
| 10       | Punjab                 |            05 |
| 11       | Uttarakhand            |            06 |
| 12       | Uttar Pradesh          |            15 |
|          | Total                  |           116 |

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