Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reportedly requested the finance ministry to remove a cap on education fees for children of martyrs.
The defence ministry had, last year, capped monthly expenditure on tuition and hostel charges at Rs 10,000, after a recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission which Sitharaman later stated that the decision would be reconsidered.
The three services of the Indian Armed Forces protested the cap and wrote to Sitharaman a letter which read, “These personnel have made the supreme sacrifice for the country and the provision for educational concession to their wards is a small gesture to recognise their commitment to the defence of our country.” However, the government recently announced that the cap wouldn't be lifted.
The government though is planning to establish two boarding schools, to give educational assistance to children of martyrs and of those disabled personnel as well.
