Is Income received from Medical reimbursement of Govt. employee’s son suffering from blood cancer is added in total income? In my office One Staff Nurse having son suffering from blood cancer. Her annual income from salary 3,25,000/- for the year 2009-2010. Her Medical reimbursement bill is 7,35,000/- this amount is other than salary income in

Can any Govt. staff member’s Medical Reimbursement of Blood Cancer of son should deducted from income tax? Is there any tax exemptions for the same? Pandit Shashank , Kolahpur

Yes, u/s 80DDB a person who spends on his spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters of the individual or any of them who are  suffering