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“Mera Aadhaar Mera Pehchan”, Aadhaar card is one of the most important documents for identification across the citizens of India.
The aadhar card is a 12 digit unique identification number that is issued by the central government India for all its citizens which include individuals, children and even infants.
The UIDAI issues Aadhaar cards, which are essentially identification documents, after collecting and verifying all relevant information from resident Indian citizens, including biometric and demographic data.
Since each resident’s number is connected to their unique biometrics, no resident can have two of them, recognising fraudulent and ghost identities that cause leaks in the modern world. Governments will be able to extend benefits to more eligible citizens because of savings from removing duplicates and fakes through Aadhaar-based identification.
The UIDAI issues Aadhaar cards, which are essentially identification documents, after collecting and verifying all relevant information from resident Indian citizens, including biometric and demographic data.
The Aadhaar card has become important for many transactions such as opening a bank account ,filing income tax returns ,applying for a pan card , applying for a passport etc.
Now as we have an overview of Aadhaar card let’s have an overview of the PAN card.
The Indian Income Tax Department issues a laminated “PAN card” with ten alphanumeric characters, known as a permanent account number (PAN), to anyone who applies for and also, a PDF version of it is accessible.
According to the Indian Income Tax Act,[1] 1961, every judicial entity must have a PAN, a special identification number. Section 139A of the Income Tax Act governs the issuance of the income tax PAN and the associated card. It is a crucial form of identification and is issued by the Indian Income Tax Department under the direction of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT)
The basic purpose of issuance of a PAN card by the Income Tax department is to ensure that there is a universal identification to all the financial transactions that take place and to ensure that no tax evasion takes place by keeping an eye on the monetary transactions.
With all this information now we have progressed to the crisp of our article that is –
How to link Aadhaar card with PAN Card?
VIA INCOME TAX PORTAL
STEP 1 –
Click this link to visit the Income Tax website: (E-filling portal) https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal.
STEP 2 –
Choose “Link Aadhaar” from the “Quick Links” section. Provide your PAN, Aadhaar, and name as they appear on your Aadhar card.
STEP 3 –
Input information, including your PAN number, Aadhaar number, name as it appears on Aadhaar, and mobile number.
Mark the box if the Aadhaar card only contains the birth year and mark the square if you consent to have your Aadhaar information verified. Click the “Link Aadhaar” button.
STEP 4 –
After progressing from the “Link Aadhaar” button. Enter the Captcha code Users who have trouble seeing can request an OTP in place of the captcha code. The registered cellphone number will receive an OTP.
STEP 5 –
Once completed click on the “Link Aadhaar ” button and you have successfully linked your Aadhaar with a pan card.
VIA SMS
STEP 1 –
On your mobile device, enter UIDPAN (12-digit Aadhaar, 10-digit PAN).
STEP 2 –
Send the message to 56161 or 567678 from your registered mobile number via SMS
STEP 3
You will get receive confirmation message regarding the linking of your Aadhaar with PAN
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So what are you guys waiting for go link your Aadhaar with your pan card before 31st March 2023 as said by Income Tax of India in a recent tweet “As per Income-tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory for all PAN holders, who do not come under the exempt category, to link their PAN with Aadhaar before 31.3.2023. From 1.04.2023, the unlinked PAN shall become inoperative.
