Aadhaar Linking

PAN-Aadhaar link last date: The Income Tax Department has fixed the last date to link the two cards as March 31, 2023, but the users will have to pay a penalty of Rs 1,000

According to DoT guidelines, an individual mobile subscriber can register up to nine mobile connections in his or her name

Under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, a person not assigned an Aadhaar number "shall be offered alternative and viable means of identification for delivery of the subsidy, benefit or service"

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Anganwadi Services Scheme is open to all eligible beneficiaries and the only pre-condition is that the beneficiary has to be registered with Aadhaar identification

For those who do not have access to income tax portal, the linking process is made available through SMS also

The government is considering proposals for linking Aadhaar with the electoral rolls to check fraudulent voting and granting of online voting to Indians working abroad, Kiren Rijiju said

The government also has a unique ID for persons with disabilities

There has been misuse of Aadhaar data when it has been used in elections

Apart from tax planning, you need to make sure you've paid your advance tax correctly and linked your Aadhaar to your PAN

The system has significantly improved financial inclusion, access to public documents and services, tax compliance, retail payments and the management of government subsidies

Critics said the measure was unlikely to have any impact on migrant workers as most don't have their ration cards with them.

The Income Tax Department on Monday issued a public message saying it was "mandatory" to link PAN with Aadhaar and advised people not to "miss" the stipulated deadline of March 31. The department had last month said Permanent Account Number (PAN) will become "inoperative" if it is not linked with Aadhaar by this date. "Don't miss the deadline!" "It is mandatory to link your PAN and Aadhaar before 31st March, 2020. You can do it through Biometric Aadhaar authentication & also by visiting the PAN service centers of NSDL and UTITSL," the department said in the latest post on social media. In a video, attached with the message on its Twitter handle @IncomeTaxIndia, it said such a linking is for a "beneficial tomorrow". The video described that there are two ways to complete this task: 1. Send SMS to 567678 or 56161 in the format: UIDPAN12digit Aadhaar>10digitPAN> 2. Through e-filing portal of the department: www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. The Central Board of Direct Taxes

The recommendation is part of its report on Demands for Grants (2020-2021) of the Ministry of Law and Justice tabled in Parliament

Linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls might create problems

The deadline for linking of PAN and Aadhar has been extended several times and the current deadline ends on March 31, 2020

The bench said linking of accounts with social media platforms with Aadhaar, PAN or any other identity document requires framing of policies or amendment in existing laws by the central government

Those who don't want Aadhaar authentication, physical verification will be carried out, which will be completed in three days, Sushil Kumar Modi said

The UIDAI is setting up Aadhaar Seva Kendras -- similar to the concept of Passport Seva Kendras -- covering 53 cities across the country at an estimated project cost of Rs 300-400 crore

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