The Government on Monday informed Parliament nearly 70,000 armed forces personnel were infected by the corona virus in the last two years while 190 personnel died.
Giving this information in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for defence Ajay Bhatt said 45,576 personnel of the Indian army, 14,022 personnel of the Indian Air Force and 7,747 personnel of the Indian Navy were affected by the pandemic.
As regards the number of casualties, he said the army recorded 137 deaths, the IAF 49 and the navy recorded four deaths.
He also said “As per extant Rules, no special compensation for deaths occurring due to infectious disease is provided to Armed Forces personnel by the Ministry of Defence, while they are in service. However, all such cases of death while in service are provided terminal benefits,” Bhatt added.
