<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India is marching ahead with great speed and scale to become the drone technology hub of the world. Inaugurating India's biggest Drone Festival – Bharat Drone Mahotsav-2022 in New Delhi, Mr Modi said, India has the potential of becoming a global drone hub and this technology will play a crucial role in several sectors ranging from agriculture, defence, disaster management, health and land mapping in the future.<br />''<br />''Appreciating the use of drones in PM-SVAMITVA scheme, the Prime Minister said, 65 lakh property cards have been generated with the help of drones. He said, for the first time, digital mapping of every property in the villages of the country is being done under this scheme. It has reduced human intervention and increased transparency.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister said, this government has reduced the restrictions imposed on the drone sector. He said, the Production Linked Incentive scheme was introduced for making a robust ecosystem for the drone sector. He urged the investors to come and invest in India's booming drone sector. He also urged the youths to come forward and set up drone start-ups.<br />''<br />''On the occasion, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, India has become a leader in the technology sector in the last eight years. He said, drones are playing a crucial role in several sectors including defence, agriculture and land mapping. He said, drone industry is estimated to achieve 15 thousand crore rupees turnover by the year 2026.<br />''<br />''During the Mahotsav, Prime Minister interacted with five Kisan Drone Operators. He also witnessed open-air drone demonstrations and interacted with start-ups at the drone exhibition. Several Union Ministers including Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Agriculture Minister Narendra singh Tomar and other dignitaries were present during the Mahotsav<br />''.<br />''AIR correspondent reports that Bharat Drone Mahotsav will prove to be a game-changer in making India a drone hub of the world by 2030. At the Mahotsav, over 1,600 delegates are participating and more than 70 exhibitors displaying drones. Several industry leaders, government officials, foreign diplomats, representatives from Public Sector Units, private companies and drone start-ups are participating in the Mahotsav.<br />''<br />''They will deliberate upon India's Civil Aviation sector. The Government has been working to establish a globally-leading drone ecosystem in India which will create the physical and digital infrastructure to support safe, efficient and secure operation of drones in the Indian airspace. Drones offer tremendous benefits to almost all sectors of the economy. These include – agriculture, mining, infrastructure, surveillance, emergency response, transportation, geo-mapping, defence and law enforcemen</span>