approximately 400,000 drones (approx.)
1,094 drones
Lead fertilizer companies distributed 1,094 drones to women’s self-help groups under India’s Drone Didi programme in 2023-24, against a target of 15,000.
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- 1,094 drones
- Scope
- India · 2023-24
- Type of figure
- government statement
- Source
- Primary Government statement
- Publisher
- Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)
- Title
- Implementation of Drone Didi Scheme
- Published
- Accessed
- Last verified
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- https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2149706
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“…Lead Fertilizer Companies (LFCs) have distributed 1094 drones to drone didis of SHGs in 2023-24…”
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Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Lead fertilizer companies distributed 1,094 drones to women’s self-help groups under India’s Drone Didi programme in 2023-24, against a target of 15,000 [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-drone-didi-drones-distributed/Chicago
Whirrwork. “Lead fertilizer companies distributed 1,094 drones to women’s self-help groups under India’s Drone Didi programme in 2023-24, against a target of 15,000.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-drone-didi-drones-distributed/.MLA
“Lead fertilizer companies distributed 1,094 drones to women’s self-help groups under India’s Drone Didi programme in 2023-24, against a target of 15,000.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-drone-didi-drones-distributed/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.BibTeX
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title = {{Lead fertilizer companies distributed 1,094 drones to women’s self-help groups under India’s Drone Didi programme in 2023-24, against a target of 15,000}},
howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
year = {2026},
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url = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-drone-didi-drones-distributed/},
urldate = {2026-10-25},
note = {Original source: Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Agriculture \& Farmers Welfare), Implementation of Drone Didi Scheme (2025-07-29). Licensed CC BY 4.0}
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Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). (2025, July 29). Implementation of Drone Didi Scheme. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2149706For third-party figures, please credit the original source as well as (or instead of) Whirrwork.
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