Rahul Gandhi urges Sitharaman to address ECHS fund crunch, scrap tax on disability pensions
In his letter to the Finance Minister, Gandhi called for immediate intervention on two key issues impacting armed forces personnel and veterans.
In his letter to the Finance Minister, Gandhi called for immediate intervention on two key issues impacting armed forces personnel and veterans.
Addressing a press conference, Chairman of the Congress party's Ex-servicemen Department Colonel (Retired) Rohit Chaudhry, said: "The Modi government has failed to provide adequate funds to ECHS, resulting in pending medical bills of over 20 lakh ex-servicemen, with outstanding dues exceeding Rs 9,000 crore."