Effective from 1st July 2023, all the prescribed PAN Cards, if not linked with prescribed Adhaar Cards, some sections may be considered invalid. During the presentation of the budget, these amendments in the PAN-Adhaar linking rules were announced.
Earlier, CBDT had confirmed the last date of linking PAN to Adhaar i.e. 31st March 2023 and after that, extended till 30th June 2023. Read Press Release
Latest Update
22nd March 2023
- Adhir Rajan Chaudhary, a Member of Parliament from Bihar, requested to the Indian Prime Minister an extension of the PAN-Aadhaar linking by the next six months. View more
13th December 2022
- From April 1, 2023, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will make Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) that are not linked with Aadhaar cards inoperative. View More
What Does Invalid Mean?
Invalid means you can no more consider PAN as your legal identity proof if it is not linked to your Adhaar Card. The only means to revalidate your PAN Card as your legal identity proof is to get it linked to your prescribed Adhaar Card before 01st July 2023.
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This amendment in the law is already active from 1 September. As per some sources, there is still no clarity of the consequences if the PAN card is not linked to the Aadhaar card. It is only said that the card will become inoperative.
The government should make it clear whether the lost PAN cards can be activated again or not. As per the government rules, it is necessary to link the PAN card to the Aadhaar card. If you did not link, then your PAN card will become inoperative.
Steps to Link Your PAN Card to Your Adhaar Card:
- Visit the site www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in or https://www.pan.utiitsl.com/panaadhaarlink/forms/pan.html/panaadhaar
- You will then come across the option of Link Adhaar under quick links. Click on the option.
- A window will open
- Fill in the required details like Aadhaar number and PAN number in this window.
- Again click on the ‘View Link Adhaar Status’ visible on the screen.
As soon as you reach the last stage of the process your PAN Card automatically gets linked to your Adhaar Card.
I have applied for PAN card for my wife, should I link it with Aadhar or it will be automatically LinkedIn!
You have to link it with Aadhaar it will not get automatically linked.
when the time limit for Aadhar-PAN linking is given up to 30-06-2023, why a penalty of Rs. 1000/- has to be paid?
Pless help me
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