Amendment of Section 80d
In section 80D of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (2), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2002, namely :-
"Provided that such insurance shall be in accordance with a scheme framed in this behalf by-
(a) the General Insurance Corporation of India formed under section 9 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972) and approved by the Central Government in this behalf ; or
(b) any other insurer and approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999).".