Exemption under income-tax provisions extended for hospital equipment and operations, preserving donor tax benefits for the specified project. The Central Government re-specifies the project of procuring equipment and running Ashirward Eye and General Hospital at Dehgam, Ahmedabad, carried out by Vithalbhai Foundation, as an eligible project under the Income-tax Act for a further three-year period beginning with the assessment year 2000-2001, following a National Committee recommendation that the project is being executed properly and is likely to extend beyond the original three-year term.