Treatment of lip maturity amount received

Dear Sir/ Madam,

                            My Client has received a LIP Maturity Amount from LIC. LIC has deducted TDS on the maturity amount. Please tell me whether Maturity amount received from LIC is Taxable or Taxfree. Please also tell me the reason for the answer. if It is Taxable then under which section & Which head, and if it is Taxfree then under which section.