Civil Aviation Ministry Releases
Second Provisional List of 23 Beneficiaries for Drones and Drone Components
under PLI Scheme
PLI scheme for drones and drone components
The
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has released the
second provisional list of
23 beneficiaries under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI)
Scheme for drone and drone components. These include 12 drone manufacturers and
11 drone component manufacturers. The Ministry invited applications from
eligible manufacturers on 4th May 2022 and the last date for
submission was 20th May 2022.
The
provisional list of PLI beneficiaries has been prepared on the basis of the
unaudited financial results for 2021-22 and other information. The shortlisted
beneficiaries have crossed the eligibility criteria related to sales revenue
and value addition in FY 2021-22.
https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Second%20provisional%20list%20of%20beneficiaries%20under%20PLI%20Scheme%20for%20drones%20and%20drone%20components.pdf
The
list of shortlisted drone manufacturers is as follows:
i.
Aarav Unmanned Systems, Bengaluru, Karnataka
ii.
Asteria
Aerospace, Bengaluru, Karnataka
iii.
Dhaksha
Unmanned Systems, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
iv.
EndureAir
Systems, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
v.
Garuda Aerospace, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
vi.
Ideaforge
Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
vii. vii.
IoTechWorld Avigation, Gurugram, Haryana
viii.Omnipresent Robot
Technologies, Gurugram, Haryana
ix.
Raphe Mphibr,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
x.
Roter
Precision Instruments, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
xi.
Sagar Defence Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra
xii. xii.
Throttle Aerospace Systems, Bengaluru, Karnataka
The
list of shortlisted drone component manufacturers is as follows:
i.
Absolute Composites, Bengaluru, Karnataka
ii.
Adani-Elbit
Advanced Systems India, Hyderabad, Telangana
iii.
Adroitec
Information Systems, New Delhi
iv.
Alpha Design Technologies, Bengaluru,
Karnataka
v.
Dynamake
Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana
vi.
Imaginarium
Rapid, Mumbai, Maharashtra
vii. SASMOS
HET Technologies, Bengaluru, Karnataka
viii.Servocontrols
Aerospace India, Belagavi, Karnataka
ix.
Valdel
Advanced Technologies, Bengaluru, Karnataka
x.
ZMotion
Autonomous Systems, Bengaluru, Karnataka
xi.
Zuppa Geo
Navigation Technologies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The
combined annual sales turnover of the afore-mentioned companies has increased
from INR 88 crore in FY 2020-21 to INR 319 crore (unaudited) in FY 2021-22.
The
eligibility criteria for the PLI scheme for drones and drone components
includes an annual sales turnover of INR 2 crore for drone companies and INR 50
lacs for drone components manufacturers; and value addition of over 40% of
sales turnover.
The
PLI scheme for drones and drone components was notified on 30th
September 2021. Under the scheme, a total incentive of INR 120 crore is spread
over three financial year which is nearly double the combined turnover of all
domestic drone manufacturers in FY 2020-21. The PLI rate is 20% of the value
addition which is one of the highest among other PLI scheme. A unique feature
of drone PLI scheme is that the manufacturers who fail to meet the value
addition threshold in 2021-22 will be allowed to claim the lost incentive in
the subsequent year if they make up the shortfall in 2022-23.
Apart
from the PLI Scheme, Government of India has carried series of reforms to make
India a global drone hub by 2030. These include notification of the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021; publishing of Drone Airspace
Map 2021 which opens nearly 90% of Indian airspace as a green zone upto 400 feet, UAS Traffic Management (UTM) policy framework
2021; Drone Certification Scheme 2022 which makes it easier for drone
manufacturers to obtain a type certificate; Drone Import Policy, 2022 which
bans import of foreign-made drones; and the Drone (Amendment) Rules, 2022 which
abolishes the requirement of a drone pilot licence
for drone operations.