With effective from 1st July, 2017 it is mandatory to link Aadhaar number with PAN. As per the Finance Bill 2017, all PAN applications will require the Aadhar card number to be mentioned and all PAN card-holders must ensure that their PAN cards are linked to Aadhaar card, failing which PAN cards will be invalidated.
Considering this bottleneck and to make it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar, the Income Tax department has now launched a new e-facility. An individual can now link his/her Aadhaar with PAN card in just 3 easy steps. Even if your name in Aadhar does not match with that of PAN, you can still link both in just couple of minutes!
Below is the simple procedure to link your Aadhaar card with PAN card. Kindly note that there is no need to login or be registered on E-filing Portal. This facility can be used by anyone to link their Aadhaar with PAN.
NSDL website.You may use this simplified process to complete the linking of your Aadhaar with PAN immediately. This will be useful for E-Verification of Income Tax returns using OTP sent to your mobile registered with Aadhaar.