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New Delhi: Drone users in India might have to wait a little longer than December 1 to fly their drones legally since the government has not been able to draw up a framework for drone operations in the country yet. The online IT platform for handling permission to fly drones 'Digital Sky, has not been created yet either, reported Economic Times citing government sources.

A senior government official told the financial daily that it is highly unlikely that the government will be able to launch it on and from December 1 because of various reasons including not being able to create the Digital Sky platform.

For those who are not aware, aside from the toys used by kids, other drone users have to register their devices on the platform to seek permission for every flight.

One of the reasons for the delay is the Supreme Court's recent order which barred the use of Aadhaar for authentification for any purpose aside from direct benefit transfer. ET quoted the official saying, "We had earlier decided to verify users through Aadhaar but that is not allowed under the court order. Hence, we will have to decide on a new identification to verify users. We can use other identity cards like PAN card too, but that decision needs to be taken.”

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued a tender for the management of done operation but the last date for submission was extended to November 14.

Worth mentioning here is that the ministry of civil aviation announced on August 27 this year that operation of drones in the country will be allowed from December 1 and the drones will be categorised into five based on their weight and use. It was also said that except nano drones, micro, small, medium and large drones will have to be registered.