Missed The Aadhaar-PAN Deadline? Govt Collects Rs 600 Crore As Penalties From Defaulters

Despite several announcements and warnings, many citizens failed to meet the deadline for linking their PAN with their Aadhaar card. This has resulted in the government collecting over Rs 600 crore as penalties!

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Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha, in a written reply, that the number of PANs not linked with Aadhaar, excluding exempted categories, is 11.48 crore as of January 29, 2024.

The deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar was June 30, 2023.

The Income Tax Department had stated in its order that PAN cards will become inoperative if taxpayers fail to link their documents with Aadhaar within the deadline. Moreover, no refunds would be made against such PANs. Failure to link PAN with the biometric document would also attract a higher TDS and TCS.

The PAN can be made operative again after paying a penalty late fee of Rs 1,000.

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Here’s how you can link your PAN with your Aadhar Card:

1. Open the Income Tax e-filing portal - https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/

2. Register on it (if not already done). Your PAN (Permanent Account Number) will be your user ID.

3. Log in by entering the User ID, password and date of birth.

4. A pop up window will appear, prompting you to link your PAN with Aadhaar. If not, go to ‘Profile Settings’ on the Menu bar and click on ‘Link Aadhaar’.

5. Details such as name, date of birth and gender will already be mentioned as per the PAN details.

6. Verify the PAN details on screen with the ones mentioned on your Aadhaar. Pls. note that if there is a mismatch, you need to get the same corrected in either of the documents.

7. If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number and click on the “link now” button.

8. A pop-up message will inform you that your Aadhaar has been successfully linked to your PAN

You can also visit https://www.utiitsl.com/ OR https://www.egov-nsdl.co.in/ to link your PAN and Aadhaar.

(With inputs from IANS)

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