The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday approved the drone policy for ensuring future readiness of students and empowering them to access job opportunities embedded in the drone sector, an official spokesman said. The state government also decided to create 60 new posts in the industries department for checking illegal mining, he added. The state cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today gave its consent to Himachal Pradesh Drone Policy, 2022 which envisions creating a holistic drone ecosystem built upon the foundation of Governance And Reforms Using Drones (GARUD), he added.
The policy aims to harness digital sky opportunities through institutional linkages with the National Education Policy, 2020, HP Industrial Investment Policy, HP Start-up/Innovation Scheme and National Skill Qualification Framework for ensuring future readiness of students and empowering them to access the job opportunities embedded in the drone sector, he added.
