The deadline to link the PAN or Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar Card ends today i.e, June 30. Till date, the PAN-Aadhaar linking date has been extended four times.

The deadline to link the PAN or Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar Card ends today i.e, June 30. The government hasn’t announced any further extension in the deadline. On March 27, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extended the deadline for linking of Pan with Aadhaar until today. Till date, the PAN-Aadhaar linking date has been extended four times.

The first deadline for linking Aadhaar was fixed July 31, 2017, which got extended till August 31. The deadline was further extended to December 31 and then March 31. The Central government has now made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns as well as obtaining a new PAN. In 2017, the Modi government under Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act made it mandatory for every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to the tax authorities.

How to Link Aadhaar with PAN online:

  1. Click on the income tax department’s official website- www. incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
  2. On the left side of the homepage, click on the “Link Aadhaar”.
  3. Fill the required details i.e., PAN, Aadhaar Number, Name as per Aadhaar.
  4. Click on Submit.
  5. UIDAI will verify and validate the details and the linking will be confirmed.

How to Link Aadhaar with PAN via SMS:

One can link Aadhaar and Pan by sending an SMS to either to 56161 or 567678. To link the two IDs, send an SMS in the format- UIDPAN.

Possible consequences after the PAN-Aadhaar June 30 deadline:

  1. If the Aadhaar and PAN are not linked, then the PAN might become invalid and you may not be able to login to the IT department website.
  2. If the deadline is not extended, then all those whose Aadhaar and PAN are not linked will not be able to file their income tax returns.
  3. In case you are able to file returns after June 30 deadline, but there are chances that it may not be processed.

In earlier March, the government told the Parliament that over 16.65 crore Pan cards and 87.79 crore bank accounts had been linked to Aadhaar.

Courtesy: www.financialexpress.com



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Gadag (Karnataka), Jul 27 (PTI): BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavarj Bommai on Sunday condemned Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's statement on the Mahadayi river project, as he also questioned the Congress' moral right to speak on the issue.

He claimed that whatever progress has been made on the Mahadayi issue, it happened under the BJP government.

Addressing the Goa Assembly last week, Sawant claimed that the Centre would not approve the Mahadayi project.

He also said the Goa government would file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Karnataka for carrying out activities aimed at diverting Mahadayi river water.

Bommai said, "There is no need to politicise the Mahadayi project issue. We are all united as this is an issue concerning the state. I condemn the statement made by the Chief Minister of Goa. There is no need to play such a big political game over one state's interests. He must act in accordance with the law, and hence I condemn his remarks."

Speaking to reporters here, he questioned the moral standing of Congress leaders in Karnataka on the Mahadayi issue.

"Congress leader Sonia Gandhi herself during the Goa polls said that not a single drop of Mahadayi water would be given to Karnataka. What moral right does Congress have to speak on this issue?" he asked.

Dubbing the Goa CM's statement an "insult to the people of Karnataka", CM Siddaramaiah had earlier hit out at the BJP stating "Why has the Centre not officially communicated its concerns? Is this how federalism works under the BJP? Are we being punished for not surrendering to the BJP?"

Bommai accused the Congress party of building a barrier to prevent Mahadayi water from flowing into the Malaprabha river, thereby obstructing the interlinking canal work initiated during the BJP regime and this was the only "contribution" Congress made to the Mahadayi project.

"Whatever progress has been made on the Mahadayi issue, it happened under the BJP government. The Congress, which constituted the tribunal, did not even provide it an office for four years. It was the BJP government that gave it an office. Though the tribunal gave a verdict, it was not notified. The NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued the notification," he said.

It was the central NDA government that prepared the DPR for the Mahadayi project and got it approved. "It was also the BJP government that secured environmental clearance. The only thing the Congress did was to block the interlinking canal works started during the BJP tenure by constructing a barrier to prevent Mahadayi water from reaching the Malaprabha river," he said.

Goa has been opposing Karnataka's Kalasa-Banduri project in the Mahadayi river basin.

The Kalasa-Banduri project by the Karnataka government proposes diverting Mahadayi river water into the Malaprabha river to enhance the drinking water supply in parts of Dharwad, Belagavi, Bagalkote, and Gadag districts.

The Mahadayi river flows through Karnataka and Goa before joining the Arabian Sea. Known as the Mandovi in Goa, it is one of the state's two major rivers.

The diversion of Mahadayi water has long been a point of contention between Karnataka and Goa, with the latter claiming "it would severely impact the state's flora and fauna."

Speaking about the urea shortage in the state, Bommai said the government could have averted the crisis.

"Rainfall began early this year, and fertilizer should have been supplied where needed. Buffer stock should have been maintained, the management has not been proper," he said.

Noting that the state government has now submitted to the Centre for additional urea fertilizer supply, he said, "We (BJP) too will speak with the Union Minister for Agriculture and Fertilizers to get more supply. But more importantly, the fertilizer that is already arriving must be distributed properly by the Agriculture Department and the concerned ministers."

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