India’s First Drone Use Policy – An Analysis
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Recently, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation came up with the guidelines for drones that seeks to create opportunities in the Indian civil aviation sector. The government has established a regulatory framework for drone operations including commercial usage. The regulatory framework will come into force from December 1, 2018. It is the date from when civilian use of drones becomes legal in India.
What are drones?
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the regulator for civil aviation in India.
- DGCA defines drones as remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) piloted from a remote pilot station.
- The RPA, its connected remote pilot station(s), command and control connections and any other elements forms a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Sys
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Please Update this article ( as many Guidelines, Policies has been made in India regarding this in recent 2 years) & – Maharashtra is the first state to use it for Power transmission line ( good practice )