Current context: Civil Aviation Ministry has announced a scheme providing a window up to 31st January for voluntary registration of all drones and their operators.
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
- The scheme is announced days after top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone attack.
- All persons in possession of drones are required to complete the process (of online registration) by January 31, 2020.
- Those who fail to register will face action under the Indian Penal Code and the Aircraft Act.
- A Drone Acknowledgement Number (DAN) and an Ownership Acknowledgement Number (OAN) will be issued online on successful submission of voluntary disclosure of possessing drone to validate operation of drones in India.
- The step aims to regulate drones in India as a Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Co-Chair Committee on Drones, 2019 estimated that the number of illegal drones in India was likely to be between 50,000 and 60,000.
Question:
Q.1 Choose the correct statement about the new regulation scheme of drones announced by the Civil Aviation Ministry?- The registered drones are issued a Drone Acknowledgement Number (DAN) and an Ownership Acknowledgement Number (OAN)
- Those who fail to register till 31st Jan 2020 will face action under the Indian Penal Code and the Aircraft Act.
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
