The Income Tax Department has changed the design of the PAN card. It has made a few additions to it to make it more user-friendly and secure. The IT Department has started providing new PAN cards post July 7, 2018. It is worth noting that PAN cards issued prior to the aforementioned date will also…
Aadhaar is the biggest biometric identity proofing system of the world. Issued and managed by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Aadhaar has been made mandatory for availing government subsidies and verifying other documents and instruments. UIDAI has dynamically made improvements in Aadhaar to make it full-proof and safe from hacking and phishing. It has…
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, in Addendum to AVSEC Circular No. 15/2017 dated 27th October 2018, has directed that government documents/id proofs issued in the DigiLocker app such as Aadhaar, PAN and driving license shall be accepted as valid identity proof for entering the airport premises at the time of departure. This move by the…
The Supreme Court, in its judgement on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, has upheld the Government’s decision to linking PAN with Aadhaar. It has also made it mandatory to furnish Aadhaar for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR). The 5-judges constitution bench has also clarified that Aadhaar will continue to be mandatory for availing welfare schemes…
हिंदी में पढ़ें Aadhaar is a project undertaken by the Government of India to provide a verified identity proof to people residing in India. Doing away with the traditional form of document proofs where only demographic data of a person is mentioned in the document, the Government introduced the Aadhaar card that contains biometric data…
In good news for those who had not been able to link their PAN card with Aadhaar, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), working under the Central Government has yet again extended the deadline. Taxpayers have now got time till 31st March 2020 to link their PAN cards with Aadhaar. Earlier, the deadline was set…
