Lok Sabha Question No. 956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Injuries during Training in Defence Academies
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.956

TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  DECEMBER, 2021

## INJURIES DURING TRAINING IN DEFENCE ACADEMIES

## 956. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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 as a result were invalidated out on medical grounds during the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) the total number of injuries that were attributable to service and non-attributable to service;
- (c) the year-wise break-up of the number of medical board out cadets in the categories of those suffering 20 percent disability, 30 percent disability, 50 percent or more and 100 percent disability during the said period;
- (d) the total amount of ex-gratia payment released to such cadets by the Ministry during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (e) whether such cadets have been issued identity cards or any other document of identification that 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 |
|--------|--------------------------------|
|   2016 |                             26 |
|   2017 |                             13 |
|   2018 |                             19 |
|   2019 |                             21 |
|   2020 |                             33 |

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

|                                      |   Total injuries |
|--------------------------------------|------------------|
| Injuries attributable to service     |               66 |
| Injuries non-attributable to service |               36 |

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

|   Year |   20% Disability |   30% Disability | 50% or more Disability   | 100% Disability   |
|--------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|   2016 |               07 |               07 | 05                       | 02                |
|   2017 |               02 |               03 | 04                       | Nil               |
|   2018 |               12 |               03 | 03                       | Nil               |
|   2019 |               10 |               06 | Nil                      | Nil               |
|   2020 |               21 |               10 | Nil                      | 01                |

- (d) The following Ex-gratia benefits are granted to cadets on being medically boarded out:
- (i)  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%
- (ii)  Monthly Ex-Gratia - Rs. 9000/- pm + Dearness Relief.
- (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.

- (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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