A total of 12 central ministries are trying to boost the indigenous demand for drone services and India will need approximately one lakh drone pilots in the coming years, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. "We are taking the drone sector forward on three wheels. The first wheel is of policy. You have seen how fast we are implementing the policy," Scindia said at a Niti Aayog event.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-will-need-around-1-lakh-drone-pilots-in-coming-years-scindia/articleshow/91466526.cms