New Delhi: X responding to Rahul Gandhi’s post on Sunday, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘failed to understand the revolution’ brought by the drone and India’s competitive Drone Federation India (DFI) president Smit Shah He was mastering technology. , Gandhi’s claims are called demonetisation for Indian industry.
Shah, in a video, which he posted on X the same day, said, “Recently, we saw a prominent Indian politician, with a Chinese drone in his hand, clearly stated that Indian ecology There is a lack of understanding of various drone parts of the system and in India, we do not make parts such as optics, batteries or other such components.
Rahul Gandhi’s statements rejected India’s drone industry, while proudly showed a banned Chinese DJI drone.
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Yes, the industry is still in its newborn stage and has to do much, but the criticism of the hand chair with zero tangible suggestions will not help.
The collective effort of… pic.twitter.com/48nomtuufy
– Smit Shah ‘(@BLAMEITONSMIT) 16 February, 2025
Shah said that, in fact, there are more than 400 drone companies in India that produce a variety of drones, as well as more than 50 Indian drone component companies manufacturing batteries, propellers, flight controllers and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS ) Parts are engaged.
Shah said, “At such a time, to claim a blanket that the Indian ecosystem does not have the ability to create drone parts, it is quite a strange statement, which is demoting for the entire Indian ecosystem.” Claiming that Gandhi was holding a Chinese drone in his hand, he said that the Chinese drone was banned in India and questioned whether Dron Gandhi was seen holding in the video.
After this, Shah questioned whether Gandhi had a drone pilot certificate, as he was seen flying in the video. “The video seems to have been shot in Delhi, which is a red area. Did he permission from the Ministry of Civil Aviation or Ministry of Home Affairs? Shah asked.
Shah said that Gandhi was only a critic and he needed to go to the ground to see reality for himself. “They also need to give real suggestions.”
Shah then supported the efforts of the Government of India for drone manufacturing. He said, “[The fact that] The Indian ecosystem needs to work on drone parts and there is nothing new in drone components. ,
He said that on the basis of response to industry and academics, in 2021, recognizing the importance of drone technology and drone components of the Government of India, initiated rules such as draft drone rules to reduce trade operations in the field. “The ecosystem today has a revenue of at least Rs 1,800 crore. The government also introduced a production-linked incentive scheme. ,
In addition, he said that the Government of India has banned direct imports, the Chinese drone firm DA-Jiang innovations (DJIs) and other foreign drone companies prevent drone from importing drones in India without their construction. “These decisions were not taken in Silos.”
In 2021, the industry, academics and government accepted the importance of drone technology and recognized it as an opportunity. He set a vision for this, established India as a leader in drone design, development, manufacturing, exports, and most important, intellectual property ownership. He said that the government’s vision is also to make India a global drone hub by 2030.
In addition, Amit Malviya competed with Gandhi in a post and said, “Rahul Gandhi’s proposals on the military accurate drone may show that it was not for his possible threats, and he would stems from a misguided perspective Are.”
(Edited by Ridififa Kabir)