Civil Aviation Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have launched the GARUD (Government Authorisation for Relief Using Drones) portal for providing fast track conditional exemptions to government agencies for COVID-19 related drone operations.
The step has been taken to aid government entities in addressing the challenges posed by COVID-19 and will remain in force until further orders.
The rules and regulations related to operation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (“RPA”) are covered under Rule 15A of Aircraft Rules, 1937 and Civil Aviation Requirements (“CAR”) Section 3 Series X Part I dated 27.8.2018 issued by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
