🇮🇳 Drone laws in India
DGCA Drone Rules 2021 require Digital Sky registration. UIN (Unique Identification Number) for all drones above 250 g. Foreign visitors face additional permits.
Registration + flight rules
- Registration threshold
- 250 g
- Max altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Visual line-of-sight
- Required
- Remote ID
- Required
- Authority
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
No-fly zones
- Within 5 km of operational airfields
- International borders + sensitive areas
- Above 120 m AGL
Permit / portal
Last verified 2026-04-28.