<h5>Who are the drone didis?</h5><p>In 2023, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi announced a scheme where he had revealed plans to train at least 15,000 ‘Drone Didis.’ The scheme is called the NAMO Drone Didi Scheme. Under this scheme, many women across India will receive training as drone pilots.</p><p>In fact, many women have already received their drone training recently.</p><h5>Why was this scheme launched?</h5><p>The major goal is to cut labour expenses, conserve time and water, and empower women in rural areas. These women will also be used to transform agriculture. They will use drones to spray fertilisers and pesticides in fields throughout their districts.</p><p>The government’s Department of Fertilisers says that spraying fertilisers manually on a field uses 100-200 litres of water per acre. A drone could do the same with only 10 litres of water.</p><p>The drone didis scheme is also part of a larger strategy to create many Lakhpati Didis, or rural women earning lakhs, through self-help groups (SHGs).</p><h5>Who applied to become a drone didis?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/the-drone-didis-of-india%2FDrone%20Didis.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=f8500088-5d0f-4018-9606-f49f898eb5c1"><figcaption>Women receiving drone training under the scheme. Photo by National Fertilizers.</figcaption></figure><p>Women from various social and educational backgrounds, ranging from those who have completed class 10 to those having finished college and a higher level of education, applied to be trained as drone pilots. Their selection procedure included interviews in which they were tested on basic farming knowledge.</p><p>The first batch of 300 women has already been trained by the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) in association with a Gurgaon-based training company named Drone Destination. The first batch includes women from various states.</p><p>IFFCO will also provide free drones and electric vehicles to the female pilots. With this program, these women can earn at least Rs 7 lakh per year, claims IFFCO.</p>

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