Lok Sabha Question No. 2169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Cadets injured during Training in Defence Academies
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2169

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  July, 2022

## CADETS INJURED DURING TRAINING IN DEFENCE ACADEMIES

2169. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total  number of cadets who were injured during their training in defence academies and  were  invalidated  out  on  medical  grounds  during  the  last  five  years,  year-wise  and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of injuries attributable to service and non-attributable to service;
- (c)  the  breakup  of  number  of  medical  board  cadets  in  the  categories  suffering  20  percent disability, 30 percent disability, 50 percent or more and 100 percent disability during the said period, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (d) the total ex-gratia amount released by the Ministry during the said period, year-wise; and
- (e)  whether  such  injured  cadets  have  been  issued  ID  Cards  or  any  the  other  document  of identification which they can use to access healthcare facilities in military hospitals and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a):  The total number of cadets boarded out of service are as follows:

|   Year |   Number of cadets boarded out |
|--------|--------------------------------|
|   2017 |                             13 |
|   2018 |                             19 |
|   2019 |                             21 |
|   2020 |                             33 |
|   2021 |                             21 |

## (b):  Injuries attributable to service and non-attributable to service:

| Injuries attributable to service     |   88 |
|--------------------------------------|------|
| Injuries non-attributable to service |   19 |

## (c):  Year-wise break-up of cadets boarded out:

|   Year |   20% Disability |   30% Disability | 50% or more Disability   | 100% Disability   |
|--------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|   2017 |               02 |               03 | 04                       | -                 |
|   2018 |               12 |               03 | 03                       | -                 |
|   2019 |               10 |               06 | -                        | -                 |
|   2020 |               21 |               10 | -                        | 01                |
|   2021 |               07 |               05 | 01                       | 01                |

- (d):  The following Ex-gratia benefits are granted to cadets on being medically boarded out:
- (i)  Monthly Ex-Gratia - Rs 9000/- pm + Dearness Relief
- (ii)  Ex-Gratia  Disability  Award  (for  100%  disability,  reduced  proportionately)  -  Rs. 16,200/- pm + Dearness Relief.  No disability award shall be payable in cases where the degree of disablement is less than 20%.
- (iii) Constant Attendance Allowance (For 100% disability only) - Rs 6,750/- pm.

In  addition,  Army  Group  Insurance  Fund  (AGIF)  provides  disability  and  Ex-gratia benefits to cadets boarded out with disability based on the premium paid.

- (e):    Cadets  medically  boarded  out  from  armed  forces  are  not  issued  any  identity  card. However, medical treatment of such injured cadets is done at Military Hospitals

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