Page Loader
Aviation Ministry, DGCA grant permission to BCCI to use drones

Aviation Ministry, DGCA grant permission to BCCI to use drones

Feb 09, 2021
02:54 pm

What's the story

Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Civil Aviation Ministry have given conditional permissions to the Board of Control for Cricket in India for aerial filming of cricket matches this year. BCCI and Quidich have been given conditional exemption from various provisions of Aircraft Rules, 1937 for aerial filming of cricket matches in India till December 31, 2021, the official statement said on Monday.

Quote

BCCI and Quidich requested to use RPAS for aerial filming

"MoCA (Ministry of Civil Aviation) had received requests from BCCI and Quidich pertaining to granting of request and other correspondences regarding permission to use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for live aerial filming," the statement said.

Details

Drone utilization is evolving rapidly in our country: MoCA

The DGCA and the Civil Aviation Ministry issued separate orders on February 4, granting the conditional permissions. "The drone ecosystem is evolving rapidly in our country. Its utilization is expanding from agriculture, mining, healthcare, and disaster management to sports and entertainment," Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said.

Information

Granting of permission in line with the government's objectives

The Joint Secretary stated that the granting of this permission is in line with the objectives of the Government of India to promote the commercial use of drones in the country.