NEW DELHI : The income tax department has once again extended the deadline for linking of PAN card and Aadhaar card. PAN card, Aadhaar card linking rule explained in 5 points:1) If you are applying for a new PAN card, quoting of Aadhaar is compulsory in your application form and after that you are allowed to use your Aadhaar number wherever PAN is sought. For new applicants of PAN card, the interlinking is done automatically during the application stage. 2) For existing PAN card holders, it is mandatory to link it with Aadhaar within the last date. 5) Once the deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar is over, the income tax department will start treating all unlinked PAN cards as "inoperative" ones.

Source: Mint January 01, 2020 01:30 UTC