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<h1>Amendment to Section 80DD: Tax Deduction for Medical Expenses and Maintenance of Handicapped Dependants Expanded in 1999 Finance Act.</h1> Section 80DD of the Income-tax Act was amended by the Finance Act, 1999, effective April 1, 2000. It allows a resident individual or Hindu undivided family to claim a deduction of forty thousand rupees for expenses incurred on medical treatment, training, and rehabilitation of a handicapped dependant. Additionally, deductions are permitted for amounts paid or deposited under approved schemes by the Life Insurance Corporation or Unit Trust of India for the maintenance of a handicapped dependant, subject to specified conditions.