Lok Sabha Question No. 384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Namo Didi Drone Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 384

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY 2025

## NAMO DIDI DRONE SCHEME

384. SMT. KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the number of beneficiaries under the Namo Didi Drone Scheme and the subsidy provided under this scheme since its inception, State-wise especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details of women's Self-help groups (SHGs) and individual women from SC/ST/OBC communities who have been trained under this scheme and provided drone pilot licenses Statewise and district-wise details for Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the impact of this  scheme  on  women's  income,  empowerment  and  the  effect  of  drones  on agricultural productivity; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): The Government approved Central Sector Scheme 'NAMO DRONE DIDI' for providing 15,000 Drones to the Women Self Help Groups (SHGs), during the period of 3 years (2023-24 to 2025-26) with a view to provide sustainable business and livelihood support to them. 1094 drone have been distributed to drone didis of SHGs  by  Lead  Fertilizer  Companies  (LFCs)  in  2023-24  using  their  internal resources. The State-wise distribution of 1094 drones is attached at Annexure -I. Out  of  these  1094  drone  distributed  to  drone  didis,  500  drones  have  been distributed under the Namo Drone Didi Scheme.
- (b): As per the information provided by Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Ltd., out of the 44 drone didi's benefitted in 2023-24, 9 belongs  Scheduled  Caste  and  remaining  35  belong  to  Other  Backward  Class communities.  The  district-wise  details  of  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  are  given  in Annexure-II.

(c) and (d): A study on economics and business viability of drone operations on the 500 drones distributed by LFCs under Namo Drone Didi scheme in 2023-24 has  been  entrusted  to  the  Agricultural  Development  and  Rural  Transformation Centre (ADRTC), Bangalore.  The preliminary findings indicates that the farmers have shown willingness to go for drone services at an average of Rs. 400 per acre and reported benefits in terms of saving in water, labour cost, pesticide and fertilizer consumption, contributing to increase in their productivity.

State-wise number of drones distributed to SHGs by the LFCs in 2023-24 and the members of SHGs given drone pilot training

| S. No   | State Name       |   No. of Drones distributed |   No. of members of SHGs given drone pilot training |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh   |                         108 |                                                 108 |
| 2.      | Assam            |                          28 |                                                  28 |
| 3.      | Bihar            |                          32 |                                                  32 |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh     |                          15 |                                                  15 |
| 5.      | Goa              |                           1 |                                                   1 |
| 6.      | Gujarat          |                          58 |                                                  58 |
| 7.      | Haryana          |                         102 |                                                 102 |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh |                           4 |                                                   4 |
| 9.      | J&K              |                           2 |                                                   2 |
| 10.     | Jharkhand        |                          15 |                                                  15 |
| 11.     | Karnataka        |                         145 |                                                 145 |
| 12.     | Kerala           |                          51 |                                                  51 |
| 13.     | Madhya Pradesh   |                          89 |                                                  89 |
| 14.     | Maharashtra      |                          60 |                                                  60 |
| 15.     | Odisha           |                          16 |                                                  16 |
| 16.     | Punjab           |                          57 |                                                  57 |
| 17.     | Rajasthan        |                          40 |                                                  40 |
| 18      | Tamil Nadu       |                          44 |                                                  44 |
| 19.     | Telangana        |                          81 |                                                  81 |
| 20.     | Uttar Pradesh    |                         128 |                                                 128 |
| 21.     | Uttarakhand      |                           3 |                                                   3 |
| 22.     | West Bengal      |                          15 |                                                  15 |
| Total   | Total            |                        1094 |                                                1094 |

## Annexure-II

## District-wise details of the SHGs of the State of Tamil Nadu

|   S.No. | District       | SHG Name                    | Name of Drone Didi        | Community   |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
|       1 | Tiruppur       | Thazhai Madal               | M.Saranya                 | SC          |
|       2 | Tiruvannmalai  | Parasakthi                  | P.Pavithra                | OBC         |
|       3 | Tiruvannamalai | Sri Pachaiamman             | Gowri C                   | OBC         |
|       4 | Tiruvannamalai | Ponniamman Mahalir          | Kavitha Thirulogachandar  | SC          |
|       5 | Tiruvannamalai | Sakthi Vetri                | Shenbagam A               | OBC         |
|       6 | Kancheepuram   | Thamarai                    | Porselvi S                | OBC         |
|       7 | Kanchipuram    | Ellaiamman Disability SHG   | Rajeswari Sivakumar       | SC          |
|       8 | Thiruvarur     | Sri Madhanagi               | V.Viveka                  | OBC         |
|       9 | Ariyalur       | Vennila                     | M.Karthika                | OBC         |
|      10 | Erode          | Mahalakshmi Mahalir SHG     | Nirmaladevi P             | OBC         |
|      11 | Erode          | Samanthi Poo SHG            | Devi G                    | OBC         |
|      12 | Perambalur     | Ooty Rose                   | Sangeetha                 | OBC         |
|      13 | Pudukkottai    | Kurinchi                    | AmuthaM                   | SC          |
|      14 | Chengalpattu   | Annai Therasa Magalir SHG   | Lakshmi J                 | OBC         |
|      15 | Chengalpattu   | Puthumai Pengal SHG         | Suganya H                 | OBC         |
|      16 | Chengalpattu   | S22 Periyandavar            | Dhanalakshmi A            | OBC         |
|      17 | Chengalpattu   | Sri Pachaiamman Magalir SHG | Swetha M                  | OBC         |
|      18 | Chengalpattu   | Poonkuyil Magalir SHG       | Muniyammal R              | OBC         |
|      19 | Theni          | Singam                      | Eswari                    | OBC         |
|      20 | Namakkal       | Nehuru Kulu                 | Sathya A                  | OBC         |
|      21 | Ranipet        | Mahathma Gandhi SHG         | Sudha S                   | OBC         |
|      22 | Thanjavur      | Thazhampoo                  | R.Bharathi                | OBC         |
|      23 | Thanjavur      | Imayam                      | L.Surya                   | OBC         |
|      24 | Tiruppur       | Om Sakthi                   | G.Manoranjitham           | OBC         |
|      25 | Thoothukudi    | Kanimozhi                   | Usha Lakshmi              | OBC         |
|      26 | Ariyalur       | Selva Vinayagar SHG         | M.Amutha                  | OBC         |
|      27 | Ariyalur       | Vinayaga WSHG               | Menaka Sankar             | OBC         |
|      28 | Ariyalur       | Sangamam WSHG               | Muthukkannu M             | OBC         |
|      29 | Dindigul       | Sri AmmanWSHG               | Periyanayagi Ravichandran | OBC         |
|      30 | Cuddalore      | Sudar VoliWSHG              | Kavith Annadurai          | SC          |
|      31 | Dindigul       | Oom Muruga SHG              | Lakshmi Murugasamy        | OBC         |
|      32 | Ranipet        | Senthura Poo Magalir SHG    | Sumathi Arumugam          | SC          |
|      33 | Tiruvannamalai | Anaitheyrasa                | Vanitha V                 | OBC         |
|      34 | Ranipet        | Kurinjimagalir SHG          | Soniya E                  | SC          |
|      35 | Kallakurichi   | Sri Vinayaga SHG            | Nandhini G                | OBC         |
|      36 | Vellore        | Jai Sriram magalir SHG      | Jeevitha S                | OBC         |

|   37 | Tirunelveli   | Thalamboo Magalir SHG          | Jeyapradha Ganesan       | SC   |
|------|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|------|
|   38 | Coimbatore    | Bhathrakaliamman               | Vasanthamani Karuppasamy | OBC  |
|   39 | Salem         | Vembaneri Magalir SHG          | Manimegalai T            | OBC  |
|   40 | Cuddalore     | Shree Varasakthi Vinayagar SHG | KalaiselviM              | OBC  |
|   41 | Vellore       | Om Sakthi Magalir SHG          | Latha M                  | OBC  |
|   42 | Kallakurichi  | Baratha Annai SHG              | Saranya V                | OBC  |
|   43 | Dharmapuri    | Sakthi SHG                     | Tamilarasi S             | OBC  |
|   44 | Krishnagiri   | Blessing Elder Magalir Sangam  | Umamaheswari R           | SC   |

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