Partnership between M&M and Ministry of Talent Improvement & Entrepreneurship underneath 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 prepare ladies from Self Assist Teams to fly drones for agriculture purposes at Nationwide Talent Coaching Institutes (NSTIs) of Hyderabad and Noida.
New Delhi, Might, 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 Improvement and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to conduct two Pilots underneath the Drone Didi Yojna. Launched earlier this 12 months, the scheme goals to coach 15,000 ladies to function drones for agricultural functions reminiscent of fertiliser sowing, crop monitoring and seed sowing, thereby creating new livelihood alternatives for ladies via imparting expertise in new expertise areas.
Below this partnership, Mahindra and MSDE will conduct two pilots at Nationwide Talent Coaching Institutes (NSTI) at Hyderabad and Noida to ability 500 ladies in unique batches of 20 ladies solely. The 15-day curriculum accepted by the Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation can be delivered via RPTO (Distant Pilot Coaching Organisation) instructors at these Facilities.
Talking in regards to the initiative, Dr. Anish Shah, Group CEO & MD, Mahindra Group mentioned, “Aligned with our Rise philosophy, the Mahindra Group is dedicated to empowering the ladies with the talents needed 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 expertise. We’re completely delighted to offer expertise coaching to grassroots ladies and make sure that agriculture is supplied for the longer term.“
Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary, MSDE, mentioned, “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 objective of empowering rural ladies in agriculture. This collaboration advances our mission of upskilling ladies for nation-building, significantly via the profitable implementation of the Drone Didi program in empowering ladies in rising trades. I firmly consider that this collaboration with Mahindra will advance our imaginative and prescient, equipping ladies with the talents wanted to contribute to nation-building. Constructing on our previous profitable collaborations with main expertise trade companions, this initiative represents the start of many collaborative tasks with Mahindra. Via rigorous coaching methodologies and hands-on studying experiences, we are going to 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 operating the coaching programme, hostel for individuals and faucet into native Girls Self Assist Teams and NGOs to mobilise participation. Mahindra Group will present preliminary set-up assist via simulation equipment/drones, simulator controller, simulator software program, Desktop laptop with i5 Processor and trainers, and meet the working prices throughout 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 assist 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 likely one of the largest and most admired multinational federation of firms with 260000 staff in over 100 international locations. It enjoys a management place in farm tools, utility automobiles, info expertise and monetary providers in India and is the world’s largest tractor firm by quantity. It has a powerful presence in renewable power, 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 objective to drive constructive change within the lives of communities and stakeholders to allow them to Rise.
