Q. Which organization has been allowed to use drones for vaccine delivery purpose in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Manipur, and Nagaland?
Answer:
Indian Council of Medical Research
Notes: Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted conditional exemption from Drone Policy to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. ICMR, the apex biomedical research body in India, has been allowed to use drones for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) vaccine delivery in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Manipur, and Nagaland up to a height of 3,000 meters. In a separate order on the same date, the civil aviation ministry mentioned that IIT Bombay has been granted exemption from drone rules for research, development and testing of drones in its own premises.