India accounts for over 20% of global drone imports and has one of the fastest growing commercial drone markets, projected to reach $885.7 million by 2021. Mini drones make up the largest segment of the Indian market. While government agencies currently use most drones, private sector usage increased in 2018, with drones seeing applications in agriculture, healthcare, delivery and infrastructure inspection. The commercial drone industry is expected to create new careers and the Indian government is promoting domestic drone manufacturing to expand the market further in coming years.

1.  India is among top countries across the globe in terms of Drones imports,
India accounts for over 20% of the global Drones imports.
 According to 6Wresearch,the Indian Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle market is
projected to grow at a CAGR of 18% during 2017-23 in terms of revenue.
 FICCI and EY report noted that the Indian unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV) value of industry and market would be around US$ 885.7 million,
while the global market size will touch US$ 21.47 billion by 2021.
 Mini-UAV segment acquired majority of India UAV market share, followed
by, medium, and long range UAVs .

2.  In India drones are Primarily being used by law enforcement
agencies (LEAs), PSUs ,government agencies and drones have
proven their utility in the fields of agriculture, healthcare, delivery of
products, inspection of infrastructure, etc. Private firms/companies
also started using drones for commercial purposes from December
2018 as Governement set December 1st as the day for
commencement of commercial use of drones in india.
 Some of the leading players in the India Commercial Drones
Market are Edall System,idea Forge,Skylark Drones, Johnnette
Technologies, Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS),Terra Drone etc.
 Drone-related careers can open up for pilots, UAV operators,
engineers, and data processing and analysis experts. Potential
positions range from full-time to contract-based work, even
internships across many industries.
 Government of India is pushing the “Make in India” initiative to
increase domestic manufacturing of these drones in the coming
years so in future many drone manufacturing companies come up
which leads to expansion of drone market .