The central government has extended the last date of linking PAN card with Aadhaar card to June 30. Before this, the deadline was March 31. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government took this decision in view of the increasing coronavirus cases in India. If a person fails to link PAN with Aadhaar by the last date then he or she will have to face a penalty of Rs 10,000. Apart from that their PAN card too may become inoperative.
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The announcement of extending the deadline was made through a tweet by the Income Tax Department. The post read, “Central Government extends the last date for linking of Aadhaar number with PAN from 31st March, 2021 to 30th June, 2021, in view of the difficulties arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
How to check PAN-Aadhaar link status online?
- Head over to the Income Tax e-filing portal via this link.
- Enter your PAN and Aadhaar details.
- Click on the ‘Check status’ option.
- Here, you should be able to see whether your PAN Card and Aadhaar card are linked or not.
- In case your PAN Card and Aadhaar card are not linked yet, here’s how you can link them – PAN-Aadhaar Linking last date: How to link Aadhaar with PAN online
How to check Aadhaar-PAN link status via SMS
Apart from that, a user can also link PAN with Aadhaar online by just sending an SMS. To link PAN with Aadhaar, you will have to send an SMS to 567678 or 56161 through your registered mobile number. In the text message, just type, ‘UIDAIPAN (12digit Aadhaar number) space (10 digit PAN Number).’ For example: UIDPAN 100023456789 XXYZ0123X
