Aadhaar PAN link News

From July 2025, key money rules change: Aadhaar becomes mandatory for new PAN cards and Tatkal train tickets, UPI refunds get faster, and GST return deadlines tighten. 

If you are still facing the challenge to link your PAN card with Aadhaar card, scroll down to check the full step-by-step guide on how to link the two. 

The deadline has been extended to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can do easily link Aadhaar Card with PAN Card right now by following a few simple steps. The due date for completion of penalty proceedings under the I-T Act has been extended from September 30, 2021, to March 31, 2022.

The Government has extended by four months the deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar to December 31.

The government had mandated linking of PAN with Aadhaar by the extended deadline of August 31.

The requirement for Aadhaar being quoted for availing government subsidies, welfare schemes and other benefits will also continue unhindered for now.

The requirement for Aadhaar being quoted for availing government subsidies, welfare schemes and other benefits will also continue unhindered for now.

After Aadhaar- PAN linkage, government is planning to link Aadhaar to money market transactions in order to check and curb sharp practices like conversion of black money into legitimate one using stock market.

Under the section 139AA in Income Tax Act, the Budget presented earlier this year has made it mandatory to quote your Aadhaar number and Aadhaar enrolment ID (if you have applied for Aadhaar and haven't received it yet) while filing ITR or applying for PAN.

The July 31 deadline for filing of income tax returns may be extended further by the government, according to media reports.