13 Crore People Yet To Link PAN & Aadhaar

CBDT Chairperson Nitin Gupta said 48 crore PAN cards have been linked with Aadhaar so far, and those who do not link it will not get benefits while undertaking business and tax-related activities

As the PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline is approaching, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairperson Nitin Gupta said out of the total 61 crore Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) issued to individuals till now, almost 48 crores have been linked with Aadhaar to date. Those who do not link it by the declared deadline of March 31 will not get benefits while undertaking various business and tax-related activities,

The linking of the two databases has been made mandatory by the government and individual PANs not attached to the Aadhaar by the end of this financial year (March 31, 2023) will be rendered inoperative. In fact, one has to pay Rs 1,000 in order to link their PAN and Aadhaar between now and March 31.