<span style="color: #222222;">The government has said that the private sector can use drones for delivery purposes in accordance with Drone Rules, 2021. These sectors include – agriculture, vaccine delivery, surveillance, search and rescue, transportation, mapping, defence and law enforcement.  Minister of State for Civil Aviation V. K. Singh informed this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. He said, a provisional list of 23 Production-Linked Incentive PLI beneficiaries was released on the 6th of last month.<br />''<br />''The Minister highlighted that the government is utilizing the services of drone service providers for vaccine delivery, an inspection of oil pipelines and power transmission lines, anti-locust operations, agricultural spraying, a survey of mines, land mapping under the SVAMITVA scheme for issuance of digital property cards. Mr. Singh said, private players are free to use drones for delivery purposes subject to compliance with Drone Rules. </span><br />