US EditionCan Disabled Cadets Be Taken Back Into Defence Forces After Treatment? SC Asks Centre to Explore
The Supreme Court is addressing inadequate compensation and lack of ex-servicemen status for around 500 disabled cadets discharged since 1985 from India's top military academies.
- On August 12, the Supreme Court initiated legal proceedings on its own motion regarding officer trainees who were released from military academies after sustaining disabilities during their training.
- The case arose after a media report highlighted about 500 such discharges since 1985, including around 20 at the NDA between 2021 and July 2025.
- The Court issued notices to Defence and social ministries and asked the Centre to explore insurance coverage, increase ex-gratia payments, and create rehabilitation schemes.
- Currently, cadets receive ex-gratia payments up to Rs 40,000 monthly, which the Court noted falls short of medical costs averaging about Rs 50,000 per month.
- The Court emphasized that disabilities should not deter cadets and suggested returning disabled cadets to desk or defence-related roles after treatment.
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"Disability Of Cadets During Training Can't Be Deterrent, Provide Insurance Cover": Top Court To Centre
The Supreme Court said it wants defence forces to have "braveheart cadets" who should not be deterred by injuries suffered during training and directed the Centre to explore the possibility of providing them with insurance coverage
SC seeks Centres response on plight of cadets suffering disability during military training - The Tribune
Top court also asks Centre to explore a scheme for rehabilitation of disabled candidates back into forces like desk jobs or any other work related to defence services, after their treatment is over.
Can disabled cadets be taken back into defence forces after treatment? SC asks Centre to explore
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to explore a scheme for rehabilitation of these disabled candidates back into forces like desk jobs or any other work related to defence services, after their treatment is over.
SC asks Centre to explore possibility of whether disabled cadets, who are discharged, can be taken back into defence forces after treatment.
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