(a) the facilities presently available for the rehabilitation of the war disabled; and
(b) the number of disabled benefited from these schemes during the last three years, year-wise?
(a) the facilities presently available for the rehabilitation of the war disabled; and
(b) the number of disabled benefited from these schemes during the last three years, year-wise?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI JASWANT SINGH)
(a)&(b): A statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 439 FOR 25.7.2001.
The war disabled who are fit for civil jobs in Central
Government Departments, are eligible on priority-I for
employment against Groups ‘C’ and ‘D’ posts, for which,
recruitment is made through the Directorate General of
Employment and Training. They can also avail of the benefit
of loan assistance on liberalised terms under self-
employment schemes to set up tiny/small scale industries,
small scale service enterprises, under take agriculture and
allied activity, set up khadi and village industries in
rural areas. Besides, Queen Mary Technical Institute, Pune,
a private charitable institution, conducts ITI recognised
vocational trades training courses for disabled ex-
Servicemen to facilitate their rehabilitation. In addition,
paraplegic homes at Kirkee and Mohali are being run for
rehabilitation of paraplegic and tetraplegic ex-Servicemen.
Disabled soldiers are also provided artificial limbs by
Artificial Limbs Centres.
Monetary Benefits:- The Armed Forces personnel disabled in
war or war like operations are given war injury pension at
the rate of reckonable emoluments last drawn if the degree
of disablement is 100% and this is proportionately reduced
if the disability is less than 100%. The disabled
Officers/Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks,
invalidated out of service, are covered under the Army Group
Insurance Scheme for insurance amount ranging from Rs.
80,000/- to Rs. 4 lakhs in the case of Officers and Rs.
37,500/- to Rs. 1,87,500/- in the case of Junior
Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks, depending upon the level
of disability.
The Armed Forces personnel boarded out of service due
to injuries sustained in Kargil operation have been given ex-
gratia grant from National Defence Fund, ranging from Rs.
3.0 lakhs to Rs. 6.0 lakhs, depending upon the level of
injuries on completion of necessary procedural requirements.
They have also been granted Rs. 5 lakhs from this fund for
acquiring a dwelling unit or for making
addition/alterations/renovation of the existing units.
Information about the number of war disabled who have
been benefited from the various schemes is not centrally
monitored.