Question: Recently, under whose chairmanship 13-member task force has been formed for the fast tracking unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology by the Central Government?
(a) Rajiv Gauba
(b) Jayant Sinha
(c) B. S. Bhullar
(d) Sanjay Mitra
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On April 12th, 2018, the Central Government constituted a 13-member task force for fast tracking Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) technology.
- It will be chaired by Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.
- The Task Force will develop a roadmap with implementation recommendations for central and state governments, industry and research institutes.
- This task force will develop a roadmap with enforceable recommendations for research institutes.
- This task force will focus on research and development, acquisition and commercialization, use acceptance in particular areas, regulatory framework and priority of Make in India.
- Other members of the Task Force include Secretary, Civil Aviation Minister Rajiv Nayan Chaubey, Secretary, Home Ministry, Rajiv Gauba, Union Defense Secretary Sanjay Mitra, Secretary of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ramesh Abhishek, Chief of Integrated Defense Staff. Satish Dua, Director General of Police Research and Development Bureau, A.P. Maheshwari, Director General, Civil Aviation BS. Bhullar, Head of DRDO, Dr S. Christopher, Director General of CSIR Dr. Girish Sahani, Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI), Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Director of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Chairman A.K. Ghosh and Joint Secretary of Civil Aviation Satyendra Kumar Mishra (Member Secretary).
- Apart from this, 20 industry experts were selected as special invitees for task force as per need.
Reference:
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