7th, June, 2022

 

 

Topic: Drone Policy of Himachal

 

Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims and Mains

 

What is the news?

• Himachal Cabinet approves the drone policy.

 

Why important?

• Himachal Pradesh becomes the first state in the country to give a nod to drone policy.

 

 

Purpose:

• Today, Cabinet welcomed the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Drone Policy to spread Drone technology to promote economic prosperity and create employment opportunities.
• The policy provides for the establishment of a holistic drone ecosystem based on the foundations of drone governance and reform (GARUD).
• It aims at harnessing digital sky opportunities through institutional linkages with the National Education Policy, 2020, HP Industrial Investment Policy, HP Start-up/Innovation Scheme, National Skill Qualification Framework for ensuring future readiness of students and empowering them to access the job opportunities in the Drone Sector.
• Its main objective is to harness digital sky opportunities through institutional combinations such as National Education Policy-2020, Himachal Pradesh Industrial Investment Policy, Himachal Pradesh Startups, Innovation Scheme, National Skill Qualification Framework.

 

How is it going to be used?

• The technology used to control illegal felling, mining and delivery of medicines in remote areas.

 

What does the policy include?

• According to that, drone pilots will be produced in the Himachal Pradesh. There will also be a drone park, where the location will be searched.
• To buy drones, lakhs of farmers and gardeners of the state will also be given a loan of up to Rs 10 lakh on subsidy. In the near future, the government will notify the detailed rules of this policy.

 

Advantages of drones:

• You will be able to safely spray pesticides or fungicides into fields and gardens within minutes.
• Mafia in the forests may be watched, the fire will also be reported.
• Drones to distribute medication in the most inaccessible areas of the province.
• It will also be useful to monitor traffic and catch criminals.
• Students will be prepared for the future and will get jobs in the drone sector.
• Licenses will be granted to legalize drones being run illegally.

(Source: The Tribune)

 

Topic: Himachal Pradesh Logistics Policy-2022

 

Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims and Mains

 

What is the news?

• Consent was given to the Himachal Pradesh Logistics Policy-2022 which envisages creating an efficient and sophisticated logistics ecosystem to support the state’s industrial growth.
• This will be done by strengthening institutional support through inter-departmental coordination in planning, implementation and monitoring of policies and measures affecting logistics industry.

Aim:

• It also aims at strengthening the logistics infrastructures of the state by promoting investment from the private sector to develop Inland Container Depot, common facility centers, integrated cold chain, logistics parks, truck terminals, air cargo facilities, quality testing labs and integrated cold chain. In a bid to check illegal mining, the nod was given to create 12 posts of Mining Inspectors, 24 posts of Assistant Mining Inspector and 24 posts of Mining Guards in the Industries Department.

 

Under the logistics policy, truck parking, new roads, railway extension, flyover, market yard will be developed in the state. This policy will also be beneficial to reduce the distance.

 

Which central government policy will support this?

• In fact, the central government has made a provision of one lakh crore rupees for this policy under the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Yojana.

(Source: Amar Ujala)