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Goa, Lucknow to train women as drone pilots
Goa has completed a five-day pilot workshop for 12 women and plans to train 100 women each year under its proposed Goa Drone Didi Training Scheme. The state aims to create 300…
The Story in Brief
Goa has completed a five-day pilot workshop for 12 women and plans to train 100 women each year under its proposed Goa Drone Didi Training Scheme. The state aims to create 300 certified women drone pilots in three years, with government-funded training covering flight, maintenance and safety. The programme was conducted with Garuda Aerospace Ltd.
In Lucknow, FICCI FLO and BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh will train 100 women as drone pilots for jobs and entrepreneurship. Rediff reports that Singh has also set up 170 Tara Shakti Kendras, providing more than 2,000 sewing machines. Both initiatives are linked to wider efforts to give women technology-based livelihoods.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that a drone certificate automatically creates a business. It does not. Training must be followed by access to equipment, licences, paying clients and local support. Goa’s plan offers a clear yardstick, 100 trainees a year and 300 certified pilots in three years. Lucknow will need to show how many of its 100 trainees secure income, not just complete classes. Those numbers will separate empowerment from publicity.
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