Partnership between M&M and Ministry of Talent Growth & Entrepreneurship underneath the Drone Didi Yojana.M&M and Directorate Common 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 functions at Nationwide Talent Coaching Institutes (NSTIs) of Hyderabad and Noida.
New Delhi, Could, 2024: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India’s main Farm Tools 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 underneath the Drone Didi Yojna. Launched earlier this 12 months, the scheme goals to coach 15,000 girls to function drones for agricultural functions reminiscent of fertiliser sowing, crop monitoring and seed sowing, thereby creating new livelihood alternatives for girls by imparting expertise in new know-how areas.
Below this partnership, Mahindra and MSDE will conduct two pilots at Nationwide Talent Coaching Institutes (NSTI) at Hyderabad and Noida to ability 500 girls in unique batches of 20 girls solely. The 15-day curriculum permitted by the Directorate Common of Civil Aviation will probably be delivered by 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 crucial to affix the workforce and obtain monetary independence. The pilot underneath 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 be certain that agriculture is provided 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, significantly by the profitable implementation of the Drone Didi program in empowering girls in rising trades. I firmly consider 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 initiatives with Mahindra. By rigorous coaching methodologies and hands-on studying experiences, we’ll equip our college students with the sensible expertise 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 simulation equipment/drones, simulator controller, simulator software program, Desktop pc with i5 Processor and trainers, and meet the working prices all through the Pilot venture, together with the price of DGCA License Holder Instructors on the centres.
The learnings and outcomes from the Pilot venture 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 girls 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 corporations with 260000 workers in over 100 international locations. It enjoys a management place in farm gear, utility autos, info know-how and monetary companies in India and is the world’s largest tractor firm by quantity. It has a robust 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 constructive change within the lives of communities and stakeholders to allow them to Rise.
