Uttar Pradesh woman earns ₹60,000 monthly operating agricultural drones

Nitu Paswan, a resident of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, has established herself as an agricultural drone operator, earning between ₹50,000 and ₹60,000 monthly through precision farming services. Operating drones across farmlands in her region, Paswan has become a visible example of women entrepreneurship in the agrarian sector.

Paswan's success has been facilitated by the Namo Drone Didi scheme, a government initiative designed to train and support rural women in drone operation and agricultural technology. The program has provided her with the necessary training, certification, and initial support to launch her drone services business.

Her work involves assisting farmers with crop monitoring, pesticide spraying, and other precision agriculture applications using drone technology. This service model has proven both economically viable and valuable to local farming communities seeking modern agricultural solutions.

Paswan credits the government scheme with transforming her economic prospects and independence. Her case has drawn attention from policymakers and agricultural extension workers as a model for women's economic empowerment through technology adoption in rural areas.

The success of operators like Paswan demonstrates growing demand for drone-based agricultural services across India's farming regions, where labor shortages and the need for efficient crop management continue to drive adoption of such technologies.