Claim deduction of premium paid on wife's mediclaim policy

This query is : Resolved

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

24 June 2015 A husband wants to take mediclaim policy for his wife. And he wants to claim the premium paid by himself for such mediclaim policy, as deduction from his total income.

QUE.:1 Can he claim deduction of such premium paid by him for his wife's mediclaim policy, from his total income?

(NOTE : Here, his wife has her own separate funds, which were received in past some years from sources,like Gifts from her son and from her own small business in past some years.

Now, she gets interest income on such her own funds every year.

And she files her separate income tax return from last year for her such separate interest income.)

QUE:2
IF, his wife pays the premium for her own such mediclaim policy, then can his husband claim the deduction of its premium -paid by wife ?