Exemption under income tax provision extended for Leprosy Mission Hospitals as an eligible project for a further period. The Central Government, exercising powers under the income tax exemption provision, specifies support for the Leprosy Mission Hospitals by The Leprosy Mission Trust India as an eligible project and, on recommendation of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare, renews the project's eligibility without any change to the approved project cost for a further period commencing with the financial year 2004-2005.