How to link PAN card with Aadhaar number

Central Government has extended the last date for linking of Aadhaar number with PAN from March 31, 2021 to June 30, 2021, in view of the difficulties arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Income Tax Department said on its official Twitter handle.

Earlier, the last date for linking the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar was March 31, 2021, which has been extended to June 30.

If you do not link your PAN with your Aadhaar number, you will have to pay a penalty of up to Rs 1,000 to get the two documents linked.

If you are a PAN cardholder and have an Aadhaar number, as per the law, you are required to intimate it to the Income Tax Department.

If you fail to link your PAN card with Aadhaar, your PAN will become ‘inoperative’ after March 31, 2021.

Here's a lowdown on how to link Aadhaar with PAN.

Linking PAN with Aadhaar can done through income tax e-filing portal or via SMS.

Here's how:

1. Link PAN with Aadhaar on income tax e-filing portal website

Go to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and click on the link on the left pane – Link Aadhaar.

Enter the following details:

• PAN
• Aadhaar number
• Name as exactly specified on the Aadhaar card (avoid spelling mistakes)

After entering the details click on submit. Linking will be confirmed after verification from UIDAI.

Please note that the Aadhaar OTP will be required in case of discrepancies of provided Aadhaar name. The date of birth and gender in PAN and Aadhaar should match.

2. Logging in to your account

Register yourself at the income tax e filing portal and log in to the e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department by entering the login ID, password and date of birth.
After logging in to the site, a pop-up window will appear prompting to link your PAN card with your Aadhaar card. If you don’t see the popup, go to the blue tab on the top bar named ‘Profile Settings’ and click on ‘Link Aadhaar’.

Verify the details such as name, date of birth and gender on the screen with the ones mentioned on your Aadhaar card. If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number and captcha code and click on the “Link now” button.

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

3. Linking Aadhaar and PAN via SMS

To link your Aadhaar and PAN through SMS, send an SMS to either 567678 or 56161 from your registered mobile number using the following format:

UIDPAN<SPACE><12 digit Aadhaar><Space><10 digit PAN> Example: UIDPAN 123456789123 AKPLM2124M