Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Drone Licence
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, K. Muraleedharan, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Prataprao  Jadhav, Vincent H Pala, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 64

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2nd February 2023 )

## DRONE LICENCE

64.    SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE

SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has data on the number of drone licences
- granted;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of drones and the sectors in which they are deployed, State/UT-wise during the years 2021 and 2022 and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has organized any awareness drive to create  awareness  about  the  mechanism  of  obtaining  certification, registration,  remote  pilot  licenses  and  insurance  for  an  unmanned
- aircraft system and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of opportunities envisaged under the scheme in terms of employment and to promote the cause of Atmanirbhar Bharat?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) and (b) Yes Sir, as on 31st December 2022 the number of drones with  Unique  Identification  Number  (UIN)  is  5673.  The  details  of

number of Drones with UIN for the year 2021 and 2022 is attached at Annexure. ; (c) To create awareness about the mechanism  of obtaining certification, registration, remote pilot licenses and insurance for an Unmanned Aircraft System, the Central Government has organized Drone  melas  in  States  across  the  country  to  highlight  the  use  of policy reforms. ; A  Bharat  Drone  Mahotsav  2022  was  organized  at  Pragati  Maidan during 27th-29th May 2022 in august presence of the Hon'ble Prime Minister as the Chief Guest.; (d) Drones offer tremendous benefits to almost every sector of the economy. In order boost research and development, testing, manufacturing  and  operation  of  drones  in  the  country  under  the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Central Government released the Liberalized  Drone  Rules,  2021.  To  facilitate  further  growth,  the Government  has  approved  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) scheme for Drones and Drone Components in India. The objective of this  scheme  is  to  incentivize  manufacturing  of  drones  and  drone components in India so as to make them self-sustaining and globally competitive.    It  is  envisaged  that  a  growth-oriented  regulatory framework alongwith incentivizing manufacturing would further the cause of employment generation and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 64 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2023

| S. No.   | State/UT         | 2021   |   2022 |   Total |
|----------|------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1.       | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 5      |     84 |      89 |
| 2.       | ASSAM            | 4      |     21 |      25 |
| 3.       | BIHAR            | 2      |     38 |      40 |
| 4.       | CHANDIGARH       | 3      |      2 |       5 |
| 5.       | CHATTISGARH      | 3      |     21 |      24 |
| 6.       | DELHI            | 70     |   1202 |    1272 |
| 7.       | GOA              | 3      |     16 |      19 |
| 8.       | GUJARAT          | 33     |    151 |     184 |
| 9.       | HARYANA          | 13     |    895 |     908 |
| 10.      | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 3      |      9 |      12 |
| 11.      | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 3      |     16 |      19 |
| 12.      | JHARKHAND        | 2      |     29 |      31 |
| 13.      | KARNATAKA        | 34     |    671 |     705 |
| 14.      | KERALA           | 10     |    248 |     258 |
| 15.      | LAKSHADWEEP      |        |      1 |       1 |
| 16.      | MADHYA PRADESH   | 8      |     58 |      66 |
| 17.      | MAHARASHTRA      | 192    |    529 |     721 |
| 18.      | MANIPUR          |        |      2 |       2 |
| 19.      | MEGHALAYA        | 4      |     10 |      14 |
| 20.      | ODISHA           | 9      |     58 |      67 |
| 21.      | PONDICHERRY      | 1      |      5 |       6 |
| 22.      | PUNJAB           | 5      |     28 |      33 |
| 23.      | RAJASTHAN        | 7      |     37 |      44 |
| 24.      | SIKKIM           |        |      1 |       1 |
| 25.      | TAMIL NADU       | 10     |    369 |     379 |
| 26.      | TELANGANA        | 57     |    301 |     358 |
| 27.      | TRIPURA          |        |      3 |       3 |
| 28.      | UTTAR PRADESH    | 16     |    120 |     136 |
| 29.      | UTTARAKHAND      |        |    129 |     129 |
| 30.      | WEST BENGAL      | 5      |    117 |     122 |
|          | Grand Total      | 502    |   5171 |    5673 |