New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The Central government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that cadets who have been relieved from service due to injuries inflicted during their training at the military academy, can now avail benefits of the ex-servicemen contributory health scheme (ECHS) launched in 2003.

The development came on a hearing over the struggles of military cadets who are injured during their training, and are out boarded from service. The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the issue and had registered a case.

During the hearing, the Additional Solicitor General of India (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Union Ministry of Defence, submitted before a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Prashant Kumar Mishra that al...