Partly addressing a long-pending demand, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved a proposal for extension of “resettlement facilities” to cadets who are invalidated from military training on medical grounds due to the causes attributable to or aggravated by the training, the Defence Ministry said on March 16. However, this does not address the aspect of disability pension, which has been under consideration.
“This decision has been taken as the cadets join military academies at a young age with the intention of joining as officers in the armed forces, and show a commitment to serve the nation in uniform, but are unfortunate in being invalidated,” a Ministry statement said. “Since decades, cadets/their parents have been demanding such resettlement opportunities.”
