NAMO DRONE DIDI

The Government of India 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 scheme aims to provide drones to 15000 selected Women SHGs. The major objectives of the scheme are (a) to promote advance technology in agriculture for improved efficiency, enhanced crop yield and reduced cost of operation (b) to empower Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) and their Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) promoted under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) as drone service providers, since they have emerged as an effective grassroots level institution for collective interventions (c) to provide business opportunities to Women SHGs and their CLFs promoted under DAY – NRLM to increase their income (d) to increase the opportunities for rural employment and financial inclusion and (e) to encourage use of Nano-fertilizers and to optimize the use of pesticides and fertilizers.

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