Govt allows cash payment of over Rs 2 lakh for C-19 treatment at hospitals

NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department issued a notification allowing hospitals and nursing homes to accept cash payments of Rs 2 lakh and more for treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Central

Board of Direct Taxes issued the notification on Friday. It said hospitals, dispensaries, nursing homes or similar medical facilities are being "specified for the purpose of section 269ST of Income Tax Act".