After identifying a huge number of fake PAN cards, the government of India deactivated around 11.44 lakh PAN cards by July 27 this year. As per government rules, a person can not be registered with more than one PAN number. The government also detected fake PAN cards which were allotted to non-existing individuals or to people who have submitted falsified information about themselves.
Here are the steps to check the validity of our PAN card:
1) Visit Income Tax e-filing website.
2) Click on Know Your PAN on the home page itself.
3) On the “Know your PAN” page, enter your surname, first name, PAN status, gender, Date of Birth and the mobile number used to register the PAN card.
4) The system will send an OTP to the registered mobile number and the page will ask for the same to validate.
5) If your PAN card is valid, it will be shown as “Active”.
If there are multiple PAN numbers with a the same details, the page will alert: “There are multiple records for this query. Please provide additional information” and will ask for more details. You will be directed to a new page to notify about the validity of the PAN card.
Recently, a new mandate makes it compulsory for PAN card holders to link the permanent account number with their 12-digit biometric Aadhaar identity to e-file their Income Tax returns.
If you do not link or fail to link your Aadhaar card with your PAN card, then your PAN card might be rendered invalid by December 2017. Aadhaar has also been made mandatory for applying for PAN with effect from July 1.
Sources: IndianExpress, NEWS18
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