New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- Colonel Rohit Chaudhary (Retd.), Chairman of the Congress' Ex-Servicemen Department, accused the central government of cutting down the funding of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and announced a campaign to save the scheme.

Highlighting the shortcomings of the central government, Colonel (Retd.) Rohit Chaudhary emphasised that the scheme is on the brink of collapse with a deficit of Rs 12000.

He added that the ECHS, which was launched in 2003 with the aim of 'cashless' and 'capless' health treatment, has failed on both fronts as the bills of over 20 lakh beneficiaries are pending.

"The Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), created in 2003, was 'cashless' and 'capless', but today it is...