The last day to link PAN with Aadhaar has been extended to June 30. Earlier the deadline to link PAN-Aadhaar was March 31, 2023. According to the income tax department, failure to do so will lead to the unlinked PAN becoming inoperative. The government’s decision to extend the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking comes days after Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to extend the deadline by six months and remove the Rs 1000 fee. Notably, the Aadhaar-PAN linking was free before March 31, 2022. However, a fee of Rs 500 was imposed from April 1, 2022, and was later increased to Rs 1,000 from July 1, 2022.
The Congress leader mentioned the Department of Revenue notification which asked people to link their Aadhaar card with their PAN online against payment of Rs 1000 till March 31, 2023, or else their PAN will become inoperative.
“In this regard, I earnestly request you to instruct the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, to empower all Local and Sub Post Offices to help people to get their pan card linked with their Aadhaar card free of cost as well as extend the deadline till next six months,” the Congress leader said in his letter to the prime minister.
How to Link PAN Card With Aadhaar: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Open the Income Tax e-filing portal – https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/
- Register on it (if not already done). Your PAN (Permanent Account Number) will be your user id.
- Log in by entering the User ID, password and date of birth.
- 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’.
- Details such as name date of birth and gender will already be mentioned as per the PAN details.
- 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.
- If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number and click on the “link now” button.
- A pop-up message will inform you that your Aadhaar has been successfully linked to your PAN
- You may also visit https://www.utiitsl.com
PAN-Aadhaar LINK: List of People Exempted From This Process
1. Residents of the states of Assam and Meghalaya and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir;
2. Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) as per the Income Tax Act 1961;
3. Anyone who was of the age of 80 years or more at any time during the previous year;
4. Individuals who are not citizens of India;
