In section 16 of the Income-tax Act, in clause (i), before the Explanation, the following proviso shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1993, namely :-
'Provided that in the case of an assessee, being a woman, whose total income before making any deduction under this clause does not exceed seventy-five thousand rupees, the provisions of this clause shall have effect as if for the words "twelve thousand rupees", the words "fifteen thousand rupees" had been substituted.'.