{"id":64067,"date":"2025-09-18T14:29:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T08:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64067"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:44:53","slug":"draft-civil-drone-promotion-and-regulation-bill-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/draft-civil-drone-promotion-and-regulation-bill-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation Bill) 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation Bill) 2025 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Civil Aviation recently made public the Draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation) Bill, 2025, and invited feedback from stakeholders and citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation Bill) 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Released by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Civil Aviation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation Bill) 2025 proposed <\/span><b>provisions such as mandatory registration, safety and security features, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as <\/span><b>insurance,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> amongst other requirements <\/span><b>for unmanned aircraft systems\u2019 (UASs) operations in the country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The law <\/span><b>covers individuals and entities engaged in drone ownership, operation, design, manufacture, import, export, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leasing, training or maintenance, but <\/span><b>excludes unmanned aircraft used by the armed forces or those weighing over 500 kilogram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, which <\/span><b>will be governed under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>DGCA Retained as Regulator:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It retains the <\/span><b>Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the <\/span><b>primary regulatory authority.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The draft mandates that <\/span><b>no drone will be allowed to operate without registration and issuance of a Unique Identification Number (UIN) by the DGCA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, <\/span><b>manufacturers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would be <\/span><b>required to obtain a type certification from <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dgca\/\" target=\"_blank\">DGCA<\/a> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before their drones can be sold or operated in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Safety, Security Features Compulsory:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>No person shall manufacture or assemble, offer for sale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>transfer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or cause to transfer, <\/span><b>operate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or cause to operate<\/span><b> any UAS that does not incorporate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> mandatory safety and security features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as <\/span><b>prescribed by the central government<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or unless the <\/span><b>UAS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is exempted from such requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These features are intended to ensure airworthiness, prevent tampering, and enable traceability of drone operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Compulsory Insurance for Operators:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, provision for insurance has been made compulsory, with <\/span><b>third-party coverage required for all operators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> unless specifically exempted by the government.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>insurance company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shall, upon receiving information of the accident, either from the claimant or through an accident information report or otherwise, <\/span><b>designate an officer to settle the claims relating to such accident<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Digital Sky Zones Retained:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Draft <\/span><b>retains the concept of a \u2018Digital Sky\u2019 online platform of zoning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will <\/span><b>segregate skies into green, yellow, and red zones.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While <\/span><b>operations in green zones <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be <\/span><b>freely permitted,<\/b> <b>flying in yellow zones <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will <\/span><b>require clearance from air traffic control.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>No person shall operate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an <\/span><b>UAS<\/b> <b>in a red zone without prior permission from the central government and the red zone creating agencies.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">V<\/span><b>iolations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i<\/span><b>n restricted airspace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been <\/span><b>classified as cognisable and non-compoundable offences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, attracting up to <\/span><b>three years\u2019 imprisonment or fines extending to \u20b91 lakh.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Compensation for Victims Proposed: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>owner <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>UAS<\/b> <b>or the authorised insurer shall be liable to pay, in the case of death or grievous hurt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to any accident arising out of the use of unmanned aircraft system, a <\/span><b>compensation of a sum of 2.5 lakh rupees<\/b> <b>in case of death or one lakh rupees in case of grievous hurt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the legal heirs or the victim, as the case may be.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Claim Tribunals to Handle Drone Cases: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>\u2018Motor Accident Claim Tribunals\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been <\/span><b>proposed to be designated as the claim tribunal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the purpose of adjudicating upon claims for compensation in respect of accidents involving the use of <\/span><b>UASs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Punishment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shall be <\/span><b>punishable with a fine up to \u20b950,000 or an imprisonmen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t which <\/span><b>may extend to three months <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or both, and <\/span><b>for any second or subsequent offence <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a<\/span><b> fine up to \u20b91 lakh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or an <\/span><b>imprisonment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>may extend to six months or both.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Any offence involving carriage of dangerous goods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by a civil <\/span><b>UAS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or use of a civil <\/span><b>UAS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a weapon, shall be <\/span><b>cognizable and non-compoundable.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Director General<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><b> any other officer authorised <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in this behalf <\/span><b>may seize and confiscate the UAS, documents, records, devices <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or things which may be useful for, or <\/span><b>relevant to, the investigation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of such offence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/aviation-ministry-seeks-comments-on-regulations-set-out-in-drone-bill-101758133641675.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation Bill) 2025 proposed provisions such as mandatory registration, safety and security features, as well as insurance, amongst other requirements for unmanned aircraft systems\u2019 (UASs) operations in the country. 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