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Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has written to FM Nirmala Sitharaman urging the government to withdraw the newly proposed income tax on disability pensions and provide adequate funds to the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). In his letter, Gandhi raised two key concerns affecting armed forces personnel - pending medical reimbursements under ECHS and the taxation of disability pensions proposed in the Finance Bill 2026. Rs 12,000 Crore Pending Under ECHS Ra
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Rahul Gandhi is demanding the rollback of the proposed income tax on disability pensions and an increase in the budget for the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS).
Over £12,000 crore in medical bills remain unpaid under the ECHS.
He argues that disability pensions have historically been tax-exempt since 1922 and are meant to compensate servicemen for injuries sustained in the line of duty, not to be treated as regular income.
Due to delayed payments, some hospitals are withdrawing from the scheme, forcing veterans to pay for treatment themselves or postpone critical medical care.
He has urged the Finance Minister to immediately clear pending ECHS dues through enhanced budgetary allocation and to restore the full income tax exemption on disability pensions.
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