Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to prepare a concrete action plan for setting up a drone manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh and also directed them to chalk out plans to compile the rich history of villages and cities of the state.
Yogi also directed the officials to chart rules and regulations on the use of drones.
Chairing a meeting of senior officials in Lucknow on Wednesday, Yogi proposed the drone manufacturing unit given the importance of unmanned aircraft in various fields such as disaster relief, agriculture and law and order.
He also mulled over starting certificate or diploma courses on drone technology in industrial training institutes, for which necessary help would be taken from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
Meanwhile, in a bid to document the rich mythological, historical and cultural history of cities and village panchayats across the state, the chief minister sought compilation of data in this connection and directed the Urban and Rural Development departments to chalk out plans to celebrate 'Gram Diwas' and 'Nagar Diwas' respectively on lines of Uttar Pradesh Day.
"Every village, every city has its own story of settlement and it should be written down," he said.