Aadhaar-PAN Card Link- If you do not have a PAN card yet and are going to get it made, then this news is very useful for you. Let us tell you that the government has made Aadhaar mandatory for making a new PAN card and this rule has come into effect from today, 1 July 2005, i.e. if you want to get a new PAN card, then you must provide your Aadhaar.
Let us tell you that till now there was no need to provide Aadhaar number for PAN applications . PAN card was made from identity card and birth certificate only, but now if you want to get a new PAN, then first of all you have to give your Aadhaar number. Then Aadhaar has to be verified through OTP. Without this, PAN will not be issued. This process is completely available online on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department.
How to link PAN with Aadhaar
- First of all, you have to visit the official website of Income Tax Department www.inmcoetax.gov.in.
- Here click on the option of ‘Link Aadhaar’ given on the homepage.
- After this enter your PAN number and Aadhar number.
- Now you will get OTP on your registered mobile number.
- After verification through OTP sent to your registered mobile number
- The process of linking PAN with Aadhaar will be completed.
- If all the information is correct then your PAN will be linked to Aadhaar.
Offline Process
For this, you can download an application form from the Income Tax Department’s website. Take all these necessary documents and go to your nearest PAN service center or Income Tax Department office.
There you will have to submit self-attested copies of PAN and Aadhaar and the application form. After submitting the form, you will be given a receipt, with the help of which you can easily track the status of the process.
For this, definitely take a copy of your PAN card and Aadhaar card. Check once whether the name, date of birth etc. match in your PAN and Aadhaar, otherwise get it corrected first, otherwise you may have to face trouble.