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India: normas de drones para inspección

India regula los drones bajo las Drone Rules 2021, modificadas en 2022. Todo dron necesita un UIN registrado en Digital Sky y, para operar, un certificado de tipo (los nano y algunos otros drones están exentos). Los pilotos necesitan un Remote Pilot Certificate de una organización de formación autorizada, salvo para drones nano y micro drones no comerciales. El espacio aéreo se divide en zonas verdes (sin permiso hasta 120 m) y zonas amarillas y rojas que requieren permiso previo. Las normas sobre BVLOS, vuelo nocturno y vuelo cerca de personas no se confirmaron en fuentes oficiales. Un borrador de Civil Drone Bill con penas de prisión y seguro obligatorio salió a consulta en septiembre de 2025, pero aún no es ley.

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Autoridadインド民間航空総局 (DGCA)、民間航空省 (MoCA) / Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA); Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA)
Marco principalDrone Rules, 2021 (notified 25 August 2021) as amended by the Drone (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (GSR 108(E), 11 February 2022), administered through the Digital Sky platform. A Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems was notified on 26 January 2022. The draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation) Bill, 2025 was put out for comment from 16 to 30 September 2025. It would replace the rule-based regime with an Act, but it is not law, and its later status was not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
RegistroEvery drone must be registered on Digital Sky and given a Unique Identification Number (UIN) before it is operated, unless an exemption applies. Manufacturers and importers can generate UINs by self-certification. A type certificate is needed to operate a drone in India, except for nano drones and model or R&D drones. Testing for type certification is done by the Quality Council of India or authorised testing entities.
Remote IDThe Drone Rules introduce 'No Permission, No Take-off' (NPNT), real-time tracking beacons and geo-fencing as required safety features, to be notified later with a six-month compliance window for industry. Whether they have been notified and are enforced was not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
Licencia de pilotoThe 2022 amendment replaced the Remote Pilot Licence with a Remote Pilot Certificate, issued by a DGCA-authorised Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) and listed on Digital Sky. No certificate is needed for nano drones or for micro drones used non-commercially. Eligibility: age 18-65 and Class 10 education. The certificate is valid for 10 years. R&D entities, educational institutions, recognised start-ups and manufacturers are exempt from type certificate, UIN, permission and pilot certificate for R&D operations.
Categorías de riesgoBy maximum all-up weight: nano ≤250 g, micro >250 g-2 kg, small >2-25 kg, medium >25-150 kg, large >150 kg. Airspace zones on the Digital Sky map: green, where no permission is needed for drones up to 500 kg (up to 400 ft/120 m, or 200 ft/60 m in the 8-12 km band around airports); yellow, where the relevant ATC authority must give permission; and red, a no-drone zone needing Central Government permission. The yellow zone around airports was cut from 45 km to 12 km.
BVLOSThe 2022 MoCA backgrounder on the Drone Rules does not cover BVLOS, and the draft 2025 Bill leaves BVLOS to future rules. Case-by-case BVLOS permissions or trials were not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
Nocturno y sobre personas(not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)
Cerca de estructurasInfrastructure limits work through the airspace zones. Red zones (no-drone zones, including temporary ones) and yellow zones need permission. Operators must check the Digital Sky airspace map before each flight because it can change. No specific rule on structures, power lines or railways was found (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22).
Interior y confinado(not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)
Imágenes y privacidadDigital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 may apply; it was not reviewed. The draft 2025 Bill contains no specific privacy provision. (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)
Cambios recientes2022: the Remote Pilot Licence became a Remote Pilot Certificate issued by RPTOs (11 February 2022); the UAS Certification Scheme was notified (26 January 2022); the maximum penalty under the Drone Rules is INR 1 lakh. A ban on importing foreign-made drones, announced in February 2022 with exceptions for R&D, defence and security, is reported in secondary sources only (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22). 2025: the draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation) Bill, 2025 was published for consultation in September 2025. It would make UIN registration, type certificates, remote pilot certificates, third-party insurance (with fixed compensation amounts) and red/yellow/green zones statutory. It would add prison terms (up to 3 years for zone violations), allow officers to detain drones for 3-7 days, and exclude UAS over 500 kg (left to the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024).

Si el mismo vuelo incluye también filmación, la guía Aerial trata normas y fuentes para filmar con drones en India.

Para las normas generales de vuelo, no solo para inspección, véase las normas clave sobre drones en India.

Para el vecino Bangladés, consulte las normas clave sobre drones en Bangladés.

Fuentes

Fuentes comprobadas: 2026-10-22