Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday hinted
that the TRS Government would issue a GO facilitating property tax
exemption for hospitals that serve the poor, charitable trusts and
charities.

“By doing so, even if the government changes, the
institutions will continue to enjoy the benefits,” Mr. Rama Rao said
after inaugurating the advanced BMT facility at Basavatarakam
Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute here.

The
Minister said in the last 12 years, the hospital had urged three past
Chief Ministers to provide property tax exemption, but in vain. “It was
only after K. Chandrasekhar Rao became the Chief Minister that it was
decided to provide property tax exemption to cancer hospital,” he added.
Mr. Rama Rao gave a call for taking up massive cancer awareness
campaign through government-private partnership. Actor N. Balakrishna,
who is the chairperson of the institute, said the hospital, that began
with merely 40 beds, was known for its world class facilities today.