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As per section 139AA of the Income Tax Act-1961 (“IT Act”), every person who has been allotted a PAN and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number, is required to mandatorily link their PAN with Aadhaar. Further, if PAN is not linked with Aadhaar, PAN will become inoperative and it will result into consequences as mentioned in question 3 below.
Yes, all the Individuals who are eligible to obtain Aadhaar are mandatorily required to link PAN with Aadhaar.
As per Notification no. 37/2017 dated 11th May 2017, following categories are exempted from Aadhaar-PAN linking
If PAN is not linked with Aadhaar by the last date i.e. 30th June 2023, then PAN will become inoperative and the same will have the consequences, as mentioned in Question no. 3 below.
Yes, there is a fee ofINR 1,000 which is levied by Income Tax Department. This fee is mandatory if PAN has been allotted before 1st July 2017, but the same is not linked yet with Aadhaar. Fee of INR 1,000 will apply post 30th June 2023 as well, for making the PAN operative.
Note: Fee of INR 1,000 is to be paid before linking PAN with Aadhaar.
For these issues, you can contact issuing authorities of Aadhaar and PAN
| Document | Issuing Authority | Website |
| Aadhaar | UIDAI | https://uidai.gov.in/ |
| PAN | NSDL | https://nsdl.co.in/ |
Above FAQs are only easy compilation of all the provisions of the law for convenience of the customers and the Bank does not claim legal validity of the same. Customers should act upon after taking a proper legal advice on the same.
