Exemption under section 35AC renewed for Mahavir Jeevan Raksha Foundation's surgical aid scheme, extending its eligible period. The Central Government specifies the Mahavir Jeevan Raksha Foundation's scheme of providing financial aid for major surgical operations as an eligible project for tax exemption under the statutory provision, and, on the National Committee's recommendation, renews that specification for a further three year period beginning with the assessment year 2001 2002 at an estimated cost of one crore.