MSDE and Mahindra & Mahindra forge a partnership for the flagship Drone Didi Yojana; skilling women to become drone pilots
New Delhi, May 10, 2024.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India’s leading Farm Equipment company and the world’s largest tractor manufacturer by volume, to conduct two Pilots under the Drone Didi Yojna. Launched earlier this year, the scheme aims to train 15,000 women to operatedrones for agricultural purposes such as fertiliser sowing, crop monitoring and seed sowing, thereby creating new livelihood opportunities for women through imparting skills in new technology areas.Under this partnership, MSDE and Mahindra will conduct two pilots at National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) at Hyderabad and Noida to skill 500 women in exclusive batches of 20 women only. The 15-da...
