Lok Sabha Question No. 2730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Implementation of NaMo Drone Didi Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Hema Malini

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2730

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  AUGUST 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NAMO DRONE DIDI SCHEME

2730.  SMT. HEMA MALINI:

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

(a) whether  the  NaMo  Drone  Didi  scheme  has  been  implemented  by  the  Central Government as a central sector scheme with an outlay of Rs 1261 crore for the period 202324 to 2025-2026;

(b) whether the NaMo Drone Didi scheme is aimed at providing business and livelihood support to Self help Groups (SHGs) and drones have been provided to Self Help Groups (SHHQs) to provide rental services to farmers for spraying liquid fertilizers and pesticides; and

(c) the  details  of  business  and  livelihood  support  provided  to  Self  Help  Groups  and services provided to farmers in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh so far under Namo Drone Didi Yojana?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The Government has approved 'Namo Drone Didi' as Central Sector Scheme for providing drones to the Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) with an outlay of Rs. 1261 Crores for the period from 2023-24 to 2025-26.  The major objectives of the scheme is to promote advance technology in agriculture for improved efficiency, enhanced crop yield & reduced cost  of  operation  and  to  empower SHGs as drone service providers for increasing their income and providing livelihood support to them.  Lead Fertilizer Companies (LFCs) have distributed 1094 drones to drone didis of SHGs in 2023-24 using their internal resources. Out of these 1094 drones, 500 drones have been distributed under the Namo Drone Didi Scheme for providing rental services to farmers for spraying Nano fertilizers. As per the information provided by the Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM), 114 drones have been distributed by the LFCs to the drone didis in 39 districts of Uttar Pradesh and the district-wise details are placed at Annexure-I.

O.I.H

Annexure-I District-wise number of women SHGs in Uttar Pradesh who have been provided drones

## by the Lead Fertilizer Companies

| S. No.   | Name of District   |   No. of SHGs provided with the Drones by LFCs |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Agra               |                                              3 |
| 2.       | Aligarh            |                                              2 |
| 3.       | Ambedkar Nagar     |                                              2 |
| 4.       | Amethi             |                                              4 |
| 5.       | Ayodhya            |                                              6 |
| 6.       | Badaun             |                                              1 |
| 7.       | Balia              |                                              1 |
| 8.       | Barabanki          |                                              4 |
| 9.       | Bareili            |                                              4 |
| 10.      | Basti              |                                              1 |
| 11.      | Bijnore            |                                              1 |
| 12.      | Bulandshahr        |                                              1 |
| 13.      | Chandauli          |                                              1 |
| 14.      | Deoria             |                                              2 |
| 15.      | Etah               |                                              2 |
| 16.      | Gonda              |                                              2 |
| 17.      | Gorakhpur          |                                              7 |
| 18.      | Hardoi             |                                              2 |
| 19.      | Hathras            |                                              1 |
| 20.      | Jalaun             |                                              1 |
| 21.      | Jaunpur            |                                              4 |
| 22.      | Jhansi             |                                              3 |
| 23.      | Kushinagar         |                                              2 |
| 24.      | Lakhimpur Kheri    |                                              3 |
| 25.      | Maharajganj        |                                              2 |
| 26.      | Mahoba             |                                              1 |
| 27.      | Mainpuri           |                                              4 |
| 28.      | Meerut             |                                              2 |
| 29.      | Moradabad          |                                              3 |
| 30.      | Pratapgarh         |                                              3 |
| 31.      | Prayagraj          |                                             16 |
| 32.      | Raebareli          |                                              2 |
| 33.      | Sant Kabeer Nagar  |                                              2 |
| 34.      | Shahjahanpur       |                                              3 |
| 35.      | Sitapur            |                                              4 |
| 36.      | Sonbhadra          |                                              1 |
| 37.      | Sultanpur          |                                              1 |
| 38.      | Unnao              |                                              1 |
| 39.      | Varanasi           |                                              9 |
|          | Total              |                                            114 |

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