INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Aadhaar is a 12-digit personal identification number issued by Unique Identification Authority of IndiaThe Income Tax Department has
announced March 31 as the due date for income tax assessees to link their PAN (Permanent Account Number) with Aadhaar card number
and PAN has to be completed by March 31, the Income Tax Department said on microblogging website Twitter
This is applicable to individuals required to file an ITR or income tax return.How to link Aadhaar card with PAN cardThe Income Tax
These are: online, through SMS, through ITR and through PAN application.Here's how one can link his or her PAN with Aadhaar through these
four methods:Through income tax return (ITR)An individual can also submit a request to link Aadhaar number with PAN while filing the income
tax return (ITR) online (e-filing)
The link of e-filing, according to the Income Tax Department, is available on the websites of NSDL (tin-nsdl.com) and UTIITSL (utiitsl.com),
as well as the income tax e-filing portal.Through SMS serviceA PAN can be linked with an Aadhaar number (UID) through an SMS facility
To link the two through this SMS facility, the user is required to send an SMS to 567678 or 56161 in the following format, according to the
Income Tax Department website:UIDPAN For example, UIDPAN 111122223333 AAAPA9999QOnline (through income tax e-filing website)An Aadhaar card
number can be linked with a PAN card number online through the Income Tax Department's e-filing portal (incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in),
In order to do this, the user is required to click on the "link Aadhaar" option on the portal's homepage to proceed.On the following page,
the user can submit a request to link the two personal identification numbers by entering details such as full name along with his or her
PAN and Aadhaar.Through PAN card applicationA request to link Aadhaar number with PAN can also be registered in the application to obtain a
PAN card or apply for any changes in one's information on the PAN card, according to the taxman.While Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID)
number is a 12-digit personal identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric
