Health insurance deduction expanded to cover premiums, medical expenditure, preventive checks, and senior citizen relief.
Clause 126 provides deductions for health insurance premia and medical expenditure for individuals and HUFs, establishes separate caps for assessees and parents, specifies an aggregate ceiling for combined insurance and medical claims, allows a sub cap for preventive health check ups, prescribes payment modes with non cash norms for most deductions, recognises enhanced relief and lump sum treatment for senior citizens, and sets definitions and insurer eligibility criteria to guide application.