Eligible project specification: Mid-day Meal scheme extended and maximum allowable cost increased under section 35AC. The Central Government specifies the Mid-day Meal Scheme run by Maria Seva Sangha in three Bangalore schools as an eligible project for income-tax deduction purposes for a further three-year period commencing with the financial year 2006-07 and amends the earlier notification to increase the maximum amount of project cost allowed as deduction to a revised higher ceiling, following the National Committee's recommendation under the relevant rule.