Business News Desk, New possibilities of development at every step, women getting empowered by Namo Drone Didi Scheme. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan approved the operational guidelines of NaMo Drone Didi Scheme. This will cost Rs 1261 crore. The objective of this scheme is to provide drones to 14500 selected women self-help groups (SHGs) for providing rental services to farmers for agriculture purpose during the period 2024-25 to 2025-2026.Agriculture and Farmers Welfare The Department has issued operational guidelines for the scheme and all stakeholders have been requested to make meaningful use of these operational guidelines to ensure expeditious implementation of the ‘Namo Drone Didi’ scheme. Could.
Subsidy will be available up to 80%
Under this, women self-help groups (SHGs) will be given subsidy of up to 80% (maximum Rs 8 lakh) on the purchase of drones. Complete facilities including spray assembly, battery set and training will be provided along with the drone as per the guidelines. Apart from this, there is also a provision for loan with 3% interest subvention under Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF).
drone package
The drone package includes basic drone with spray assembly, carry box, battery set, downward camera, dual-channel fast battery charger, jordan hub, anemometer, pH meter and one year warranty. Additionally, 4 spare battery sets, propeller set, nozzle set along with 15 days training, one year insurance, 2 years maintenance contract and GST are included. Through the portal, there will be monitoring of drone activities and effective implementation of the plan.
Drone didi will get 15 thousand rupees
If selected under this scheme, women are given training in operating drones for 15 days. Even the woman who works as Drone Didi will be given a salary of up to Rs 15,000. If you are a woman of 18 years or older associated with SHGs, then you can apply for this. Only women can apply for this scheme. The applicant should belong to lower economic class. Women applying should be involved in agricultural activities. To avail the benefits of this scheme, women are required to have Aadhar card, local residence certificate, PAN card, email ID, phone number, passport size photograph and self-help group identity card.
