Partnership between M&M and Ministry of Talent Growth & Entrepreneurship beneath the Drone Didi Yojana.M&M and Directorate Basic of Coaching (DGT) to run two Pilots to allow profitable roll out of the Drone Didi Yojana.The Pilot will practice girls from Self Assist Teams to fly drones for agriculture purposes at Nationwide Talent Coaching Institutes (NSTIs) of Hyderabad and Noida.
New Delhi, Could, 2024: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India’s main Farm Gear firm and the world’s largest tractor producer by quantity signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Talent Growth and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to conduct two Pilots beneath the Drone Didi Yojna. Launched earlier this yr, the scheme goals to coach 15,000 girls to function drones for agricultural functions corresponding to fertiliser sowing, crop monitoring and seed sowing, thereby creating new livelihood alternatives for ladies by way of imparting abilities in new know-how areas.
Underneath this partnership, Mahindra and MSDE will conduct two pilots at Nationwide Talent Coaching Institutes (NSTI) at Hyderabad and Noida to talent 500 girls in unique batches of 20 girls solely. The 15-day curriculum accredited by the Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation will probably be delivered by way of RPTO (Distant Pilot Coaching Organisation) instructors at these Facilities.
Talking concerning the initiative, Dr. Anish Shah, Group CEO & MD, Mahindra Group stated, “Aligned with our Rise philosophy, the Mahindra Group is dedicated to empowering the ladies with the abilities essential to affix the workforce and obtain monetary independence. The pilot beneath the Drone Didi Yojana represents a first-of-its-kind convergence of ladies, farming, and know-how. We’re completely delighted to offer know-how coaching to grassroots girls and make sure that agriculture is supplied for the longer term.“
Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary, MSDE, stated, “We’re excited to announce our partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., leveraging their agricultural experience for complete coaching. Two NSTIs in Hyderabad and Noida have been chosen for the pilot program, with the purpose of empowering rural girls in agriculture. This collaboration advances our mission of upskilling girls for nation-building, notably by way of the profitable implementation of the Drone Didi program in empowering girls in rising trades. I firmly imagine that this collaboration with Mahindra will advance our imaginative and prescient, equipping girls with the abilities wanted to contribute to nation-building. Constructing on our previous profitable collaborations with main know-how business companions, this initiative represents the start of many collaborative tasks with Mahindra. By rigorous coaching methodologies and hands-on studying experiences, we are going to equip our college students with the sensible abilities and competencies required to excel of their chosen fields and make significant contributions to the nation’s socio-economic development.”
Inside this partnership, the NSTIs will present infrastructure for working the coaching programme, hostel for individuals and faucet into native Ladies Self Assist Teams and NGOs to mobilise participation. Mahindra Group will present preliminary set-up help by way of simulation equipment/drones, simulator controller, simulator software program, Desktop laptop with i5 Processor and trainers, and meet the working prices at some stage in the Pilot challenge, together with the price of DGCA License Holder Instructors on the centres.
The learnings and outcomes from the Pilot challenge will help MSDE in scaling up the Drone Didi Yojana at recognized NSTIs/ITIs throughout the nation. As an extra help to the intent of the Drone Didi Yojana, Mahindra will quickly roll out Drone coaching for ladies on the firm’s skilling centres at Zaheerabad, Telangana and Nagpur, Maharashtra.
About Mahindra Group
Based in 1945, the Mahindra Group is among the largest and most admired multinational federation of firms with 260000 workers in over 100 nations. It enjoys a management place in farm tools, utility autos, info know-how and monetary providers in India and is the world’s largest tractor firm by quantity. It has a powerful presence in renewable vitality, agriculture, logistics, hospitality, and actual property.
The Mahindra Group has a transparent concentrate on main ESG globally, enabling rural prosperity and enhancing city residing, with a purpose to drive optimistic change within the lives of communities and stakeholders to allow them to Rise.
