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Government of India
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
25 MAR 2026 2:50PM by PIB Delhi
DRONE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING INITIATIVES

The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has taken the initiative to introduce various courses in the field of Drone technology to develop skilled workforce in this emerging field. With a view to further strengthen this initiative and promote wider adoption of drone applications, DGT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) for providing drone pilot training under the PM “Drone Sakhi Yojna” in co-ordination with Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Ministry of Rural Development. Also, the National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Ramanthapur, Hyderabad has been authorised as Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to impart remote pilot training.

 

In order to ensure the affordable access to drone training, the Directorate General of Training (DGT),has startedcourses in‘Drone Technician’ and ‘Drone Pilot (Junior)’ under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for the youth across the country.

 

Detail of these programs is placed in Annexure-I.

 

 

Annexure- I

 

State wise list of courses offered in NSTIs:

 

Sl.No.

State

Name of Institute

Trade

Sanctioned Seats

1

Kerala

NSTI Calicut

Drone Technician

24

2

Odisha

NSTI Bhubaneswar

Drone Technician

24

3

Punjab

NSTI Ludhiana

Drone Technician

24

4

Tamil Nadu

NSTI Chennai

Drone Technician

24

5

Telangana

NSTI-Ramanthapur,Hyderabad

Drone Technician

24

6

Telangana

NSTI-Ramanthapur,Hyderabad

Drone Pilot(Junior)

48

7

Uttar Pradesh

NSTI(W) Noida

Drone Technician

24

 

State wise/UT-wise list of courses offered in ITIs:

 

Sl.No.

State

Name of Institute

Trade

Sanctioned Seats

1

Chandigarh

Govt Industrial Training Institute

Drone Technician

48

2

Gujarat

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE,VAGHODIYA(Government)

Drone Pilot (Junior)

48

3

Jharkhand

Govt Industrial Training Institute

Drone Technician

24

4

Jharkhand

Govt ITI Deoghar

Drone Technician

24

5

Jharkhand

Govt ITI Govindpur

Drone Technician

24

6

Jharkhand

Govt ITI Lokai, Koderma

Drone Technician

24

7

Jharkhand

GOVT ITI,MADHUPUR(DEOGHAR)

Drone Technician

24

8

Jharkhand

Women Govt ITI,Khunti

Drone Technician

24

9

Madhya Pradesh

GOVT DIVISIONAL ITI, JABALPUR

Drone Technician

48

10

Madhya Pradesh

Govt.Divisional ITI Indore, MP

Drone Technician

48

11

Madhya Pradesh

Gyanodaya Private Industrial Training Institute

Drone Technician

24

12

Odisha

Gopa Bandhu Govt.ITI

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

13

Odisha

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Berhampur

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

14

Odisha

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Bhubaneswar

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

15

Odisha

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Bolangir

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

16

Odisha

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Cuttack

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

17

Odisha

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Phulbani

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

18

Odisha

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Rourkela

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

19

Odisha

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Talcher

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

20

Odisha

Govt.Industrial Training Institute,Balasore

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

21

Odisha

Govt.Industrial TrainingInstitute,Dhenkanal

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

22

Odisha

Govt.Industrial Training Institute,Hinjlicut

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

23

Odisha

Govt.Industrial Training Institute,Rayagada

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

24

Odisha

Technical Training Institute,Takatpur

Drone Pilot(Junior)

24

25

 

Puducherry

Government Industrial Training Institute for Men, Puducherry

Drone Technician

24

26

TamilNadu

Government Industrial Training Institute,North Chennai

Drone Pilot (Junior)

48

27

TamilNadu

Government Industrial Training Institute, Coimbatore

Drone Pilot (Junior)

48

28

Telangana

Govt.Industrial Training Institute for Girls

Drone Technician

48

29

Telangana

Rajiv Gandhi Industrial Training Centre

Drone Technician

48

30

Dadraand Nagar

Haveli and DamanandDiu

GOVT.INDUSTRIALTRAININGINSTITUTE, DAMAN

Drone Technician

48

31

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute Durgapur Muchipara

Drone Technician

48

32

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute Gariahat

Drone Technician

48

33

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute Kalyani

Drone Pilot(Junior)

48

34

West Bengal

Gov tIndustrial Training Institute Midnapore

Drone Technician

48

35

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute Siliguri

Drone Pilot(Junior)

48

36

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Hooghly(Sahaganj)

Drone Technician

48

37

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Howrah Homes

Drone Pilot(Junior)

48

38

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Malda

Drone Pilot(Junior)

48

39

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Purulia

Drone Pilot(Junior)

48

40

West Bengal

Govt Industrial Training Institute,Tollyganj

Drone Technician

48

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

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