Scientific Research Approval: tax-related approval for a sponsored diabetic retinopathy project with specified compliance obligations. Approval is granted for the scientific research programme 'Diabetic Retinopathy in India' under sub-section (2A) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for a five-year period commencing 7 September 1981. The approval is subject to conditions requiring the sponsoring society to maintain separate accounts for the project, furnish annual project returns to the Council by 31 May each year in the prescribed form, and provide a copy of the annual audited statement of accounts to the Council by 31 May and to the concerned Income-tax Commissioner.