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India’s NAMO Drone Didi program aims to train 15,000 rural women as drone pilots while modernizing agriculture through technology. Hundreds of women have already completed the two-week training program, launched in November 2023, which qualifies them to buy a drone at a 50 to 80% subsidized cost through a low-interest loan. The government has allocated more than $152 million over two years, and government agencies are working with drone manufacturers and banks to help the pilots buy drones. Drone Destination is working on an app to support the more than 650 women pilots it has trained so far across 13 states to connect them with job opportunities.
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