# Policy blocks giving disability pension to outboarded military cadets: Centre to SC

> The Centre has told the Supreme Court that there are “policy constraints” in granting disability pension to military cadets who were boarded out on disability grounds.

- Published: 2026-09-23T07:32:01.450Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T23:30:04.888Z
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- Involves: 8-10 week courses broadly aligned with existing DGR resettlement programmes, Centre, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW), Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR), Ministry of Defence, Proposed courses, Skill Training of Disabled Boarded Out Cadets, The Supreme Court, a 2015 committee headed by Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal (Retd), affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on 21 September proposing 8-10 week job-oriented courses for out-boarded cadets, amicus curiae Rekha Palli, draft plan on 25 August for skill training of disabled boarded-out cadets

## How it developed

- 2026-09-23T07:32:01.450Z - Hindustan Times: [Policy blocks giving disability pension to outboarded military cadets: Centre to SC](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/policy-blocks-giving-disability-pension-to-outboarded-military-cadets-centre-to-sc-101790147293287.html)
- 2026-09-23T23:30:04.888Z - ThePrint: [After SC push, Centre proposes skill training for military cadets disabled during training but no pension](https://theprint.in/defence/after-sc-push-centre-proposes-skill-training-for-military-cadets-disabled-during-training-but-no-pension/3050950/)

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