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The Income Tax Department has mentioned the PAN-Aadhaar demographic mismatch fix. If the PAN and Aadhaar are not linked by June 30, 2023, then Rs. 1000 will be fined. Moreover, the PAN card will expire after the due date, and as a result, taxpayers will not be liable to submit a claim for a deduction or a refund.
Latest Update
- Due to Protean’s (previously NSDL’s) planned maintenance, the e-KYC and Aadhaar authentication services won’t be available from 11:00 p.m. on August 11 until 5:00 a.m. on August 12 2023.
Recently, the department was notified that personal details such as name, gender, and date of birth mismatches could result in demographic mismatches when PAN & Aadhaar are linked. To further encourage the seamless integration of PAN and Aadhaar, biometric-based authentication has been made available.
At Protean and UTIITSL service centres, PAN service providers, the authentication facility is available.
Update Details
If any mistake occurred while updating the details, do visit the PAN services providers.
- Protean: http://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserRegisterContact.html
- UTIITSL: www.pan.utiitsl.com
For updating the details on the Aadhaar card, visit:
- UIDAI: https://ssup.udai.gov.in/web/guest/update.
Try linking through this link:
In case the linking request is not successful- You can choose the biometric option to authenticate which has a nominal price of INR 50/- at dedicated PAN service centres.
Procedure to Link Your PAN Card with Aadhar?
On the e-Filing portal (www.incometax.gov.in ), both registered and unregistered users can link their PAN and Aadhaar. Users can do the process in both pre-login and post-login mode.
- For Pre-Login: You can click on the “Link Aadhaar” on the e-Filing home page to link Aadhaar and PAN- https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/pre-login/bl-link-aadhaar
- For Post-Login: Visit- www.incometax.gov.in then click on the Login option at the right side of the top. Go to Dashboard. In the profile section, you will see the Aadhaar link option, click on it.
Important: CBDT: Why Should Link Your PAN to Adhaar Card Before 01st July 2023
Make sure that in order to use the service in Protean and UTIITSL centres, you must have your PAN, Aadhaar, and fee challan with you. You can also visit the appropriate Protean/UTIITSL websites for information on the authorised service providers for biometric authentication. All the URLs are provided in this article, which will help you to link your Aadhaar and PAN.