Aadhaar Number is basically being pushed as a replacement for Pan Card

[Trex]

There are crores of people in India who have PAN. Most of them who are below or just above BPL line may not be knowing the overall importance of PAN. They might be holding it unknowingly as they would be having a bank account. Most of them might be unaware of PAN-Aadhaar linking on IT portal. If Aadhaar and PAN are not linked there is fine of Rs.1000 and sooner if not linked, PAN will be inoperative.Fine of Rs.1000 might seem a small amount but would matter to these people and if PAN becomes inoperative they may come to know about it later while for trying some financial transaction or taking some government benefit. What is the remedy for this ? Can they still apply for a new PAN if it gets inoperative?

 

[Sushubh]

11.5 crore PAN cards deactivated after missing deadline for linking with Aadhaar: RTI reply

For new applicants of PAN card, the Aadhaar-PAN linking is done automatically during the application stage.

www.thehindu.com

 

[opomiyulen]

@Trex Since no one said anything on ur question. If your pan become inoperative, you can still pay Rs. 1000 and link your aadhar with ur pan as on date and it is operative again. Applying for a new pan is wrong if you are already holding one but if someone wants to try his luck, he can.