Drogo Drones, a top drone tech company, is helping rural communities with the Namo Drone Didi program. Recently, they gave advanced drones to women in the program, supported by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM believes this scheme will empower women by teaching them new skills. He even distributed 1,000 drones to women from across India. The goal of Namo Drone Didi is to train rural women as drone pilots, boosting their independence and improving farming methods.
Prime Minister Modi praised the Lakhpati Didis, who had achieved success with the help of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission. These Didis are also encouraging and supporting members of other Self Help Groups (SHGs). Moreover, PM Modi gave out approximately ₹8,000 crore in bank loans to Self Help Groups (SHGs) at lower interest rates. This was done through Bank Linkage Camps organized by banks in every district. He also provided about ₹2,000 crore in Capitalization Support Funds to SHGs.
Empowering Rural Women with Namo Drone Didi Scheme
The Namo Drone Didi scheme, backed by the Government of India, is empowering rural women by equipping them with the skills to become proficient drone pilots for agriculture, fostering economic independence and enhancing farming efficiency. Drogo Drones contributed to this initiative by providing cutting-edge drones to women in Gujarat through GNVFCL, Ahmedabad, furthering the adoption of drone technology in agriculture. With the support of Dronelab Technologies P Ltd, Drogo Drones offered comprehensive training, enabling women to operate drones for agricultural purposes and issuing Remote Pilot Certificates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed his support by participating in the Sashakt Nari Viksit Bharat program in Delhi, where he witnessed agricultural drone demonstrations conducted by Namo Drone Didis at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi.
Drogo Drones CEO on Empowering Communities with Technology
Mr. Yeshwanth Bonthu, CEO of Drogo Drones, said, “Drogo is dedicated to using technology to help society, and we’re happy to back programs that empower these communities.” He explained, “By teaching rural women drone skills, our goal is to promote fair growth and make chances for lasting progress.”
Namo Drone Didis
The Namo Drone Didis initiative trains rural women to become drone pilots for farming. Its goal is to boost economic empowerment and independence among women in rural areas. The initiative plans to give agricultural drones to 15,000 women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to help with tasks like monitoring crops, spraying fertilizers, and planting seeds. This will also create more income opportunities for many women.
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