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5 year tax holiday for new hospitals, hotels

New Delhi, Feb 29: In the General Budget 2009-09, a five year tax holiday has been announced for setting up Hospitals anywhere in India, specially in tier-2 and tier-3 towns in order to serve the rural interland.

Certain specified urban agglomerations will not be covered. This window will be open for the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2013, during which the hospital must commence operations. For the purpose a new sub-section 11 C in Section 80-IB will be inserted. Similarly, a five year holiday from income tax has been announced for two, three and four star hotels established in specified districts which have UNESCO-declared 'World Heritage Sites'. The hotel should be constructed and start functioning during April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2013. The measure has been taken in view of significant rise in tourist arrivals, specially for cultural tourism.


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Happy hospitals make for happy patients

Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A hospital where the staff is happy is good for patients, says a new study.In the study, John Griffith, professor in the University of Michigan School of Public Health examined the attributes of 34 community hospitals in nine states that have earned the Health Care Sector Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a nationally recognized quality benchmark for various industries.The findings suggest that the single-biggest factor in patient satisfaction is hospital employee morale, which starts.....
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