IN PICS! Aadhaar-PAN Linking: How to check if your Aadhaar-PAN card is linked; follow these simple steps

It's 31 March, not just the last day of the financial year but also the deadline for linking your Aadhaar with your PAN number. Once the deadline ends and if the government decides not to extend it, any PAN card not linked with Aadhaar will be 'inoperative'.

Not just that, an unlinked PAN with Aadhaar will also not allow you to do any financial transaction.

The Central government has introduced an amendment in the Finance Bill, 2021, which was passed on Tuesday. According to the amendment, a person who has not linked his/her PAN with Aadhaar may have to pay a late fee of up to Rs 1000.

Visit the official website of PAN service which is www.tin-nsdl.com or www.utiitsl.com. You will find a 'Link Aadhaar to PAN' tab. Click on the link and it will take you to the income tax website

You can follow the remaining procedure there. Alternatively, you can also link the two documents by directly visiting the income tax website https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/home

Click on the 'Link Aadhaar' option under "Quick Links" on the left

A fresh page opens. Click on 'Click here to view the status if you have already submitted Link Aadhaar request'

Before clicking on 'View Link Aadhaar Status' on the next page, please ensure you have filled in all the details correctly

You are there now. If the two documents are linked, it will display on the screen.

महत्वाचे म्हणजे आज शेवटचा दिवस असल्याने आयकर विभागाने दिलेल्या लिंकचा सर्व्हर डाऊन असण्याची शक्यता आहे. यामुळे तुम्हाला अडचणी येण्य़ाची शक्यता आहे. असे झाल्यास तुम्हाला 1000 रुपयांचा दंड बसण्याची शक्यता आहे.