Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni-backed drone startup Garuda Aerospace has become the first startup to get agri subsidy for its agriculture drones. This subsidy is a part of the Government of India’s initiative to promote the use of Agri Drones.

In addition, this subsidy will help Garuda Aerospace to expand operations and make its drones easier to reach farmers in India. DGCA-approved ‘Garuda Kisan Drones’ were given to 8 farmers under this subsidy scheme in Pune on Tuesday (April 11).

What is this subsidy scheme?
Agri Drone Subsidy is a scheme launched by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Under this scheme, the government will give financial assistance for the purchase of drones. The subsidy available under the scheme is different for everyone.

They will get 100% subsidy (up to Rs 10 lakh)

They will get 50% subsidy (up to Rs 5 lakh)

They will get 40% subsidy (up to Rs 4 lakh)

Dhoni launched ‘Kisan Drone’ in November-2022
Last year in November-2022, Dhoni launched the indigenous product ‘Kisan Drone’ of Garuda Aerospace. It is a battery operated drone capable of spraying agricultural insecticides on 30 acres of land per day. Agnishwar Jayaprakash is the founder and CEO of Tamil Nadu based drone startup Garuda Aerospace.

Dhoni is also the brand ambassador and investor of this start-up.
Dhoni became the brand ambassador of this start-up last year in June-2022. Dhoni has also invested in this company and he is also its shareholder. Garuda Aerospace was formed by Jaiprakash in 2016 and it also manufactures drones used in agriculture. After working in B2B space for the last 6 years, now this company has also entered in B2C space.

Dhoni became the brand ambassador of Garuda Aerospace in June-2022.

How can agriculture change with the use of drones?
India is the second largest country in the world in terms of population and the seventh largest country in terms of area. In such a situation, it is very challenging to provide food security to such a large population. That’s why it is necessary that modern and technical farming should be expanded instead of traditional farming. Due to rising cost of farming and natural calamities, farmers are also facing losses from farming.

In such a situation, precision farming done through technology like drones can give a better option to the farmers of the country. Using drones, farmers can increase their income by reducing cost and saving time. Spraying pesticides in the traditional way has an effect on health. But this can be avoided by using drones.

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