Shimla, March 5 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh government and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) on Saturday signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up the first Drone Flying School in the state at the Industrial Training Institute, Shahpur in Kangra district. Dr. Rajneesh, Principal Secretary (IT, Education, Technical Education) informed that the MoU was signed between the Department of Technical Education and IGRUA, an autonomous body functioning under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It would be set up for government officials as well as the general public to provide a head start to the State in the use of Drones to provide employment opportunities to the youth of the hilly state. IGURA has offered a special 15 per cent discount to 100 government employees of Himachal Pradesh in three years and 100 students or trainees studying in Government Technical Training or Educational Institutes of Himachal Pradesh belonging to BPL Category in three years for Category 1, Small, Multi-rotor Training. He said that this would enable connected, automated and faster logistics in the State. The drones’ facilities would be used in search and rescue, surveillance, traffic monitoring, weather monitoring, firefighting, personal use, drone-based photography, videography, supply of medicine and agriculture. The Secretary said that Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has announced setting up of four Drone Flying Schools during the budget session 2022-23 in the State. Director Technical Education Vivek Chandel, Director IGRUA Krishnendu Gupta, Drone Training Provider Chirag Sharma and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.
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