Tag: PAN card

How to link Aadhaar with PAN? Last date is 31 March

You have to click on the “link Aadhaar” option on the portal's homepage to proceed. On the following page, you have to enter details such as full name along with your PAN and Aadhaar numbers.

March 28, 2019

Over 21.08 crore PAN-Aadhaar linkages till now: Data

As per the latest data, out of the over 41.02 crore PANs issued, an overwhelming number of more than 40.01 crore PANs are held by individuals.

September 26, 2018

Deadline for linking Aadhaar with PAN extended till June 30

The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with PAN for the fourth time by three more months, till June 30. The earlier deadline was March 31. The decision came after the Supreme Court earlier this month extended the deadline for linking of various services with Aadhaar till it delivers its judgment on …

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March 28, 2018

Linkage of Aadhaar number to insurance policies mandatory: IRDA

The insurance sector regulator IRDA on Wednesday said that linkage of the Aadhaar number to insurance policies is mandatory. According to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA), the linkage is mandated under the “Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017”. “These rules have statutory force and, as such, life …

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November 8, 2017

More than 11.4-lakh PAN cards deactivated; know why

The central government has detected several PAN cards allotted to non-existing individuals.

August 7, 2017

The privacy paradigm

The issue of whether Right of Privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution is being heard by a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India and has a direct bearing on the Court’s mandate to examine the Constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme. The definition of Right to Privacy varies according to …

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July 27, 2017

Aadhaar-PAN linking must from July 1, govt notifies rules

The government has made it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN of taxpayers with effect from July 1. Amending income tax rules and notifying the same, the government has made quoting of the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar or the enrolment ID a must at the time of application of permanent account number (PAN). Finance …

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June 28, 2017

SC to decide validity of linking Aadhaar with Pan card

The Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the constitutional validity of the central government's decision to link the Aadhaar card with the Pan card. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan took the decision even as Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi stoutly defended the government. Senior counsel Shyam Divan and Arvind Datar, …

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April 21, 2017

Banks get time till June 30 to obtain PAN from account holders

The tax department has given banks three more months till June 30 to obtain permanent account number (PAN) or Form-60 from all account holders as it looks to tighten the noose around evaders. Though the deadline for getting the PAN or Form 60 (if PAN is not available) by banks ended on February 28, the tax department on …

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April 7, 2017

Get PAN within minutes, pay taxes via mobile app soon

People will soon be able to pay taxes and track their returns through a smartphone app and get a new PAN within minutes using Aadhaar verification. The Income Tax department is developing an app that will also allow assessees to apply for Permanent Account Number (PAN) using smartphones. "The app concept is at a preliminary …

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February 15, 2017