(a) whether the Government have given any relaxation in income tax for
patients of Thalassaemia;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether similar relaxation has been/is being extended to patients
suffering from other kinds of diseases; and
(d) if so, details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) Yes Sir.
(b) Section 80DDB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides for a
deduction from income up to Rs.40,000/- (Rs.60,000 in the case of senior
citizens) to an individual or Hindu undivided family for the treatment of
Thalassaemia.
(c) & (d) Yes Sir. The same benefit is also available for the
treatment of the following other diseases
# Dementia
# Dystonia Musculorum Deformans
# Ataxia
# Chorea
# Hemiballismus
# Aphasia
# Parkinsons Disease
# Malignant cancers
# Full Blown Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
# Chronic Renal failure
# Hemophilia