Pan Card Update: The PAN card is an important document, in the absence of which all the work gets stuck in the middle. Now it has been made mandatory to get a PAN card for children as well. Make sure to get a PAN card for a child below 18 years of age. The reason for this is that many such schemes are running which are proving to be effective for the future of children. If you do not have a PAN card, the account of the scheme cannot be opened in the bank.

Because of this, people have to face problems. If the guardian has to open an account of his child in a bank, then it is necessary to have a PAN card. If not, then there is only trouble. It is also very easy to get a PAN card made for a child. Its process is very easy, which can be known in the article below. This will end all your confusion.

How to apply?

For this, first, you have to go to the website of NSDL.

After this, you have to click on ‘New Application’. Then in ‘PAN Type’, select ‘New PAN – Indian Citizen (Form 49A)’ and in Category, select Individual.
After this, you will have to upload the child’s information and the parents’ address, mobile number and parents’ signature.
After this, you will need to click on Submit.
Then you will have to fill in the parents’ information on the screen.
Here you will need to upload the child’s photo and necessary documents.
After this, you will have to pay the fee and click on the ‘Submit’ button.
Then after payment, you will easily get an acknowledgement number.
After this, if you have chosen physical document verification, then within 15 days of application, all the documents will have to be sent to the concerned address.
Without this, the application will be cancelled.

Why is a PAN card necessary?

For information, let us tell you that a PAN card is an important document. If you go to open an account in a bank, then first the photocopy of the PAN card is considered. Not only this, PAN card is also given preference for income tax returns. If this is not done then one has to face problems.