More than 200 cadets from the three protection academies — National Defense Academy, the Indian Military Academy and the Officers Training Academy — have been discharged during the last ten years after they had been critically injured and have become unfit for service, Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt knowledgeable the Lok Sabha on Friday. He talked about that such cadets obtain monetary help from the federal government.
The Defense ministry was requested by NCP’s Shriniwas Patil if the federal government was conscious of situations of cadets — who had been critically injured and discharged from the academies as disabled cadets medically unfit for service — present process coaching on the three protection academies.
Bhatt said {that a} complete 211 cadets have been discharged from the three protection academies talked about, over the last ten years. He talked about that relying upon incapacity, such cadets obtain ex gratia of Rs 9000 monthly and dearness allowance. In case of 20 per cent incapacity, an ex gratia incapacity award of Rs 16,200 monthly is given.
In case of dying, a lump sum of Rs 12.5 lakh is given, the minister mentioned and added that such cadets additionally obtain different advantages comparable to insurance coverage cowl, attendant allowance and so on.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
