Drone Flying rules are could get eased if the new draft policy by the Ministry of Civil Aviation n India becomes notified on the basis of “trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring”. An official statement said from the Civil Aviation stated today.
Six forms are mandatory to be filled to operate drones in the country the revised draft Drone Rules, 2021‘ states in comparison to 25 forms mentioned in the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021, it said.
The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021 came into force on March 12 this year. The Drone Rules, 2021, once notified, will supersede the UAS Rules, 2021.
The fee, in the draft rules, has been reduced to nominal levels and de-linked from the size of the drone, the statement said.
No flight permission will be required up to 400 feet in green zones and up to 200 feet in the area between 8 and 12 km from the airport perimeter, the draft rules stated.
The draft rules have also prescribed easier process for transfer and deregistration of drones.
The draft rules have also abolished the requirement of various approvals, including certificate of conformance, certificate of maintenance, import clearance, acceptance of existing drones, operator permit, authorisation of R&D organisation and student remote pilot licence, it said.
