Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Bengaluru to attend Aero India 2023 inauguration event
The event will also witness the participation of more than 800 Defence companies including around 100 foreign and 700 Indian companies.
In a special gesture, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for the 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.
This decision has been taken as the cadets join military academies at a young age to join as officers in the armed forces, and showing a commitment to serve the nation in uniform, but are unfortunate in being invalidated. For decades, cadets/their parents have been demanding such resettlement opportunities, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Saturday.
Every year, young cadets at military academies undergo academic and military training with the prime objective of being commissioned as officers in the armed forces.
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As per extant rules, such a cadet is treated as an officer only after commissioning. Instances occur where, given the rigours of military training, some cadets (10-20 per annum) are invalidated on medical grounds due to causes attributable to or aggravated by military training.
In order to further enhance the opportunities for such cadets, the defence minister has cleared another proposal of the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, allowing the extension of benefits of schemes run by Directorate General Resettlement.
This will help 500 cadets boarded out on medical grounds access the schemes and ensure a brighter future for them. Future cadets in similar conditions would also get the same benefits.
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