Dept of Space to revise existing policies to facilitate private sector participation in Space activities: Govt

The Government today said the Department of Space is revising the existing policies to facilitate private sector participation in Space activities.

In a written reply in Lok Sabha, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh said new policy framework is being drafted to address various space sectors such as SpaceCom, Remote Sensing, Technology Transfer, Navigation, Space Transportation, Space exploration and Space Situational Awareness.

He said, in the Startup India portal, around 75 start-ups are shown under the space technology category. He further said, these numbers are not exhaustive, as some of the startups registered under other categories are also involved in the space domain.

@AIR