PAN-Aadhaar Linking: Know People Exempted From This Process

Your Permanent Account Number will become inoperative from March 31, 2023 If it is not linked to the Aadhaar. Check steps to link the documents here

The Income Tax department has recently asked taxpayers to link the two documents, PAN and Aadhaar on or before March 31, 2023. “As per Income-tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory for all PAN holders, who do not fall under the exempt category, to link their PAN with their Aadhaar before 31.3.2023. From 1.04.2023, the unlinked PAN shall become inoperative,” the IT department said recently in a tweet.

If it is not linked to the Aadhaar, then your Permanent Account Number (PAN) will become inoperative from March 31, 2023. Individuals will be restricted from filing the income-tax return or accessing PAN-related services failing to link Aadhaar and PAN card by 31 March 2023. However, there are still some exemptions to this rule as notified by the Centre.

Know who does not have to mandatorily link PAN-Aadhaar

There are four categories of people who are exempted from PAN-Aadhaar linking, as per a notification issued by the Union Finance Ministry in May 2017.

Residents of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir

A non-resident as per the Income-tax Act, 1961;

Of the age of eighty years or more at any time during the previous year

Not a citizen of India.

Check the steps to link PAN-Aadhaar 

Firstly, visit the official website of the e-fling Income Tax Department i.e. to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in

Then go to the “Link Aadhaar” section.

Here you enter your PAN number, Aadhaar number

Enter your name which is there on Aadhaar

Click on the link saying “I have only year of birth on Aadhaar Card”

Then click “I agree to validate my Aadhaar details with UIDAI”

Fill in the captcha code

Enter link Aadhaar option

PAN-Aadhaar Linking through SMS

• Send an SMS message with the subject UIDPAN 12 digit Aadhaar> 10 digit PAN>.


• Send the SMS to 567678 or 56161 using your registered mobile number.

Offline Method

• You need to visit the NSDL office.


• Ask for the relevant application form from the officials.


• Enter the necessary information and attach supporting documents at the time of submission.


• Your Aadhaar and PAN cards will be linked after the verification.

Know how to verify if your Aadhaar is linked to your PAN

Visit the official website of the Income Tax Department 

Then click on the link Aadhaar option at the extreme left side of the website.

Enter your Aadhaar card and PAN Card credentials which include user ID, password, date of birth, and captcha code.

If both your documents (Aadhaar and PAN) are linked then the display on the page will mention the same.