Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced the Gujarat government’s ‘The Drone Promotion and Usage’ policy on Wednesday.

Along with making such services more accessible to the public, the state government has also announced the approach of creating new opportunities for job creation through the drone ecosystem in this ‘Drone Promotion and Uses Policy’.

The tenure of this policy announced by the CM has been kept for five years.

The Policy will create thousands of direct and indirect employment by increasing employment opportunities in the drone service ecosystem.

The Policy also shows the attitude of engaging young talent for innovations so that young talents can showcase their skills and potential in the field of drone technology. For this purpose, the organization of Hackathon and Grand Challenge will be promoted in collaboration with the Startup Gujarat Cell of various Government Departments, reputed organizations, and the Industry Commissioner Office.

Under the Drone Promotion and Uses Policy announced by the state government, various departments, public sector undertakings, boards, and organizations will formulate plans and programs to promote the use of drones in their respective areas of operation within 6 months.

The departments which are going to use drones in their respective work areas are as follows-
Home Department:- Crowd Management, Vital Installation Security, VVIP Security, Border, and Coastal Security, Disaster Management, Security of Major Events and Processions, Search Operations, Traffic Management

Department of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation:- Spraying of Pesticides, Fertilizer Application, Seed Sowing, Soil Quality Monitoring, Survey of Soil Erosion

Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Department of Industries and Mines:- Surveillance of mining areas for geology and mining, prevention of illegal mining, and a survey of mineral leases and blocks.

Department of Energy and Petrochemicals:- Monitoring of oil and natural gas pipelines, monitoring power lines, securing onshore and offshore assets

Department of Labour, Skill Development and Employment:-Pilot and user training.

Health and Family Welfare Department:- Medical supplies and delivery of blood

Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority:-Rescue and Relief
Department of Urban Development:-Urban land use planning, sanitation survey

Irrigation Department:-Maintenance of reservoirs and irrigation canals

Forest Department:-Lion Counting, Wildlife Tracking, Mapping, and Monitoring, Ecological Audit, Prevention of Poaching

Gujarat Pollution Control Board:- Monitoring of Emissions
Revenue Department:- GIS-based survey and mapping of survey numbers

Roads and Buildings Department:-estimation of repair work, monitoring of ongoing projects, etc.

Chief Principal Secretary Shri K. Kailashnathan, Chief Secretary Shri Pankaj Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary Home Department Shri Rajkumar, and Director General of Police Ashish Bhatia were present during the launch of the policy.

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