Agriculture granted conditional exemption for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) usage 

Agriculture granted conditional exemption for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) usage 

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Agriculture; Sci & Tech

In news

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted conditional exemption for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) usage to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoAFW).

Key takeaways 

• RPAS can now be used for remote sensing data collection in agricultural areas under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
• The exemption shall be valid from the one year from the date of issue of the permission