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Supreme Court Flags Plight of Disabled Cadets, Asks Centre to Consider Insurance, Rehabilitation | India News
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The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response in a suo motu case on difficulties faced by the cadets who suffered disabilities during military training and were discharged from institutes.
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan asked the government to examine whether such cadets, once treated, could be reinstated into the defence forces. The court also suggested providing insurance cover to cadets undergoing training, enhancing ex-gratia amounts, and introducing a comprehensive resettlement scheme for those discharged due to disability.
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to explore a scheme for the rehabilitation of these disabled candidates back into forces like desk jobs. “We want braveheart cadets to be in the forces. We don’t want injuries or disability to be any kind of deterrent to these cadets, who undergo training after clearing various competitive examinations,” the bench observed.
The Supreme Court issued notice to the central government and several ministries, including the Ministries of Defence, Finance and of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The bench also asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, to seek instruction on enhancing the Rs 40,000 ex-gratia amount granted to the cadets who get disabled during the training programme, to meet medical expenses.
The Apex court posted the matter for further hearing on September 4.
The Supreme Court has registered a suo motu case regarding the difficulties faced by discharged candidates who were once part of the nation’s top military institutes such as the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA).
According to a media report, there are around 500 officer cadets who have been medically discharged from these military institutes since 1985, due to varying degrees of disability incurred during training, and are now staring at mounting medical bills with an ex-gratia monthly payment that’s far short of what they need.
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