Exemption under the Income Tax framework: charitable health and sanitation projects were specified and extended for tax eligibility.
The central government specified certain public health and sanitation activities-free eye camps, mobile health services and health education around Virnagar, a ladies' hostel at Virnagar, and construction of low-cost latrines by the stated mission and hospital group-as eligible projects for tax exemption under the Income-tax Act, following a National Committee recommendation that the scheme was being properly executed and extending the period of eligibility for a further multi-year assessment term.

Exemption under section 35AC extends eligibility for Nootan Bharati development project, authorising a further three assessment years.
The Central Government specifies the Nootan Bharati development and extension project at Madanagadh, Gujarat-covering Gram Vidyapeeth, Rural Technical Institution, primary health services, welfare activities and hostels-as an eligible project under section 35AC for a further three assessment years commencing with assessment year 1999-2000, following a National Committee recommendation that the project is being executed properly, at an estimated cost of rupees one hundred ninety-three lakhs fifty thousand.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for hospital project with mandated free and concessional care provisions.
Exemption under section 35AC is specified for construction of Ramco Apollo Diagnostic Centre, Rajapalayam, subject to operational conditions: defined proportions of free and concessional diagnostic services, income based free treatment and concessional treatment bands, execution by P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja Centenary Trust at an estimated cost, and compliance with these conditions. The Central Government extends the project's specification for a further three assessment years commencing with assessment year 1998 99, on recommendation of the National Committee.

Tax exemption for an eligible childcare training centre extended, renewing project eligibility for further assessment years.
Central Government specifies the construction, furnishing and running of the Childcare Workers (Balasevika) Training Centre at Chennai of the Indian Council for Child Welfare as an eligible project under section 35AC and, following the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being executed properly, extends that specification for a further period of three assessment years commencing from the assessment year 1999-2000.

Exemption under section 35AC: Health for all project specified as eligible for a further three assessment years.
The Central Government specifies under section 35AC that the "Health for all" project of Shree Bidada Sarvodaya Trust - comprising a 50 bedded hospital, general dispensary, child and mother care centre, T.B. clinic and medical camps at Village Bidada, Kutch - is an eligible project for a further three assessment years commencing with assessment year 1999 2000 at the stated estimated cost, following the National Committee's recommendation under rule 11M(5) that the project is being properly executed.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for a specified orphanage construction project, preserving eligible status for additional assessment years.
Central Government extended eligibility under section 35AC for construction of Phase II of the Orphanage Child Care Centre of Janani Ashish Charitable Trust in Dombivli, Thane. Following a National Committee recommendation under rule 11M that the project was properly executed and likely to extend beyond the initial period, the scheme was re-specified as eligible for a further three assessment years commencing from the assessment year 1999-2000 at the estimated project cost noted in the notification.

Exemption under Section 35AC extended to construction and running of a rural hospital project for three further assessment years.
The Central Government specifies the construction, equipment and running of the Rural General Hospital at Chorwad by Kanta Laxmi Mohanlal Pathak Foundation as an eligible project for a further three assessment years commencing from the assessment year 1999-2000, following a National Committee recommendation that the project is being executed properly, at an estimated cost of one hundred nine lakhs.

Exemption under section 35AC: eligible old age home project's specified period extended, preserving tax relief eligibility.
The Central Government specifies the construction, furnishing and running of the South Block of Ashram Sravana Old Age Home and Eye cum General Hospital near Kakinada as an eligible project under section 35AC, extending its period of specification for a further two assessment years commencing from assessment year 1999 2000, following a National Committee recommendation that the project is being executed properly.

Exemption under Section 35AC renewed for a specified charitable project, extending eligibility period after national committee recommendation.
The Central Government, acting under the powers conferred by Section 35AC, specifies the Parents Association of Deaf Children's project for construction of a school building, hostel for mothers of handicapped children and a training programme at Saraswathipuram, Mysore as an eligible project or scheme for a further three assessment years commencing from the assessment year 1999-2000, following the National Committee's recommendation and noting the project's estimated cost.

Tax exemption under section 35AC extended for Rural Mobile Clinic project, preserving donor deduction eligibility for further assessment years.
The Central Government specifies the Rural Mobile Clinic of Hindu Mission Hospital as an eligible project under section 35AC, following the National Committee's recommendation that the scheme is properly executed, and extends its specification for a further three assessment years commencing from the assessment year 1999-2000 at an estimated cost of thirty lakhs, thereby continuing the project's eligibility for the tax exemption framework.

Section 35AC appointment: Shri D.B. Lal named to National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the relevant tax provision and associated rule, appoints Shri D.B. Lal, formerly a Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, as a member of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare and substitutes the prior serial entry in the original Ministry of Finance notification.

Tax exemption under section 35AC extended for eligible Adivasi tribal healthcare, nutrition and educational projects.
Central Government re-specifies the Adivasi tribal area health care, nutrition and educational development projects of Bhartiya Sewa Trust at Vansada Taluka and Vijayanagar Taluka in Gujarat as eligible projects under the Income-tax Act provision for a further period of three assessment years commencing with the assessment year 1999-2000, based on the National Committee's recommendation and at an estimated project cost of rupees twenty lakhs fifty four thousand.

Exemption under section 35AC: approved institutions and projects entitled to capped deductions for qualifying public welfare schemes.
Approval under section 35AC designates specified institutions and their enumerated projects (healthcare, education, sanitation, eye care, slum upliftment, renewable energy and related infrastructure) as eligible for deduction; the notification pairs each institution with an estimated project cost and the maximum amount allowable as a deduction, notes corpus funds where applicable, and specifies the assessment years for which the approvals apply.

Correction to notified amount revises the listed figure for Sabarkantha Charitable Trust in prior income tax notification.
Corrigendum to an income-tax notification replaces the figures and words previously shown against the serial entry for Sabarkantha Charitable Trust in the notification table with a revised, higher notified amount, limited to correction of those table entries.

Eligible project specification under section 35AC extended, allowing qualifying expenditure to remain deductible for further assessment years.
The Central Government, under section 35AC, specifies the Construction of Ujjain Charitable Trust's Hospital and Research Centre at Bhudwaria, Ujjain, as an eligible project and, following the National Committee's certification of proper execution, extends that specification for a further three assessment years commencing from assessment year 1999-2000, thereby preserving the project's tax-incentive eligibility subject to the statutory framework.

Project designation under tax exemption law extends eligible status for a charitable public health scheme for three assessment years.
Central Government specifies the preventive diagnosis, curative medical aid and mass awareness programmes run by a charitable trust in slums of Bombay and Adivasi and other villages of Thane, Raigarh and Nasik as an eligible project or scheme under the tax exemption provision; following the National Committee's recommendation that the scheme is properly executed, the project is specified for a further three assessment years commencing with the assessment year 1999 2000 at an estimated project cost.

Exemption under Section 35AC: eligible rehabilitation project's specification extended following National Committee recommendation for further assessment years.
Specification under section 35AC designates the Phase II construction and running of a Rehabilitation Centre for the handicapped at Ayikudy, comprising expansion of the home, addition of new school rooms to provide education up to eighth standard, and establishment of physiotherapy and vocational centre of Amar Seva Sangam, as an eligible project; the National Committee recommended extension and the Central Government specifies the project as eligible for a further three assessment years commencing from the assessment year 1998 1999 at the estimated project cost set out in the notification.

Section 35AC exemption extended for Kukru Development Project, making its specified activities eligible for tax-exempt status for two years.
The Central Government, under Section 35AC and the Explanation thereto, specifies the Kukru Development Plan Project of Santulan Society-covering goat raising, construction of building, dug well/stop dam and project operations at Village Kukru, Tehsil Bhainsdehi, District Betul-as an eligible project or scheme for a further two assessment years following a National Committee recommendation, at the estimated project cost set out in the notification.

Exemption under Income-tax Act: technical education project for women specified as eligible scheme for further assessment years.
The Central Government designates the technical educational project for women at Village Shirgaon, near Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, operated by Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sanstha, as an eligible project or scheme for tax exemption under the Income-tax Act at an estimated cost of rupees one hundred seven lakhs sixty five thousand, for a further period of three assessment years commencing from the assessment year 1999-2000, following the National Committee's recommendation under the Income-tax Rules.

Income tax exemption for a charitable old age home project extended following National Committee recommendation.
The Central Government, acting under the relevant provision of the Income-tax Act and rules and following the National Committee's recommendation that the project was being executed properly, specified the construction of a 150 bed old age home at Village Ranawadi, Taluka Velhi, District Pune as an eligible project for a further two assessment years commencing with the assessment year beginning 1999-2000, at the estimated project cost stated in the notification.