The last day for people to get their Aadhaar and PAN cards linked is today, and the failure to do so will lead to a penalty, said the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). According to the CBDT, ₹500 will be charged for people who link their Aadhaar and PAN cards within three months after the March 31 deadline. People who link the cards after the three months, will have to pay a penalty of ₹1,000.
Issuing a notification on Tuesday, the CBDT said, “Every person who, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 139AA, is required to intimate his Aadhaar number to the prescribed authority in the prescribed form and manner, fails to do so by the date referred to in the said sub-section, shall, at the time of subsequent intimation of his Aadhaar number to the prescribed authority, be liable to pay, by way of fee.”
It further added, the penalty will be “an amount equal to, — (a) five hundred rupees, in a case where such intimation is made within three months from the date referred to in sub-section (2) of section 139AA; and (b) one thousand rupees, in all other cases.” The following websites can be used for the linking processes – https://www.utiitsl.com/ and https://www.egov-nsdl.co.in/
