Link PAN with Aadhaar
Your PAN is linked with your Aadhaar, and an inoperative PAN works again.
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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: People who have a PAN: if you do not know whether it is linked, if your PAN is "inoperative", or if the link fails because the name or date of birth do not match.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
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- Are your name and date of birth the same in PAN and in Aadhaar?
- Which one has the mistake?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
2Documents you need
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3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this now
First see whether you must link.
Everyone who had a PAN on 1 July 2017 and can get Aadhaar must link the PAN with Aadhaar. Those who got their PAN with an Aadhaar Enrolment ID must link it with their actual Aadhaar number. A new PAN is linked with Aadhaar when it is applied for.
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These rules are as the portal states them, from section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and Notification No. 37/2017. Section 262(6) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (in force from 1 April 2026) says two things: a person who has a PAN and can get Aadhaar must intimate the Aadhaar number, and if they do not, the PAN is made inoperative as prescribed. The dates, the exemptions and the fee are in rules and notifications, which we read only as the portal and PIB state them. For a PAN got with an Enrolment ID the deadline was 31 December 2025; if not linked, the PAN is inoperative from 1 January 2026.
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- Do this now
See whether any of these applies to you: aged 80 or more; a non-resident under the Income-tax Act; not an Indian citizen; living in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir or Meghalaya.
For them linking is not required, and the consequences of an inoperative PAN do not apply to them. A non-resident whose PAN still shows as inoperative tells their Jurisdictional Assessing Officer their NRI status, with supporting documents (find the officer with "Know Your AO" on the portal). If they choose to link anyway, they pay a fee and follow the same steps below.
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- Do this now
On the e-Filing portal, open "Link Aadhaar Status", enter your PAN and Aadhaar number and click "View Link Aadhaar Status".
If they are already linked, you need not do anything more.
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- Do this nowIf: No, they differIf: Aadhaar
Before linking, have your name or date of birth corrected in Aadhaar (see the "Update Aadhaar details" guide).
Do the steps below only after the Aadhaar update is done.
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- Do this nowIf: No, they differIf: PAN
If PAN has the mistake, apply for a correction on a PAN agency's website: "Changes or Correction in existing PAN Data" on Protean, or "Change/Correction in PAN Card" on UTIITSL (pan.utiitsl.com).
Give the name and date of birth as they are in Aadhaar; the card carries the name as in Aadhaar. Do the steps below only after the PAN details have changed.
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We do not list here which proofs the correction form needs; see the instructions on the agency's site. We saw UTIITSL's fee table only for a new PAN.
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- Do this now
On the portal, open "Link Aadhaar", enter your PAN and Aadhaar and click "Continue to Pay Through e-Pay Tax".
Enter your PAN and a mobile number and verify with the OTP. On the "Income Tax" tile choose the assessment year and the payment type "Other Receipts (500)". The amount is filled in for you. Once the challan is made, pay through your bank.
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The portal’s manual does not say which assessment year to choose for this payment (it says only "relevant Assessment Year"). If the payment screen does not make it clear, ask the e-Filing helpdesk before you pay.
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After paying, open "Link Aadhaar" again, enter your PAN and Aadhaar and click "Validate".
If it says "Your payment details are verified", click "Continue", fill in the details asked for, click "Link Aadhaar" and enter the 6-digit OTP sent to your mobile. If it says "Payments details not found" although you have paid, wait 4-5 working days and try again.
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The 30 days is from the PIB release of 28 March 2023; the current portal FAQ gives no number of days.
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A few days later, check "Link Aadhaar Status" again.
If the request is pending with UIDAI, check again later. You can also see whether your PAN is active with the portal's "Verify Your PAN" service.
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If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf the link fails because the name, date of birth or mobile number differ, correct either PAN or Aadhaar so that both match.
If the link fails because the name, date of birth or mobile number differ, correct either PAN or Aadhaar so that both match. If it still fails, you can have it linked with biometric Aadhaar authentication at a Protean or UTIITSL PAN centre: take your PAN, Aadhaar and the copy of the challan for the ₹1,000 fee. The centre charges separately for the biometric service.
UTIITSL PAN centres (biometric linking) · Open the official page
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AlsoIf it says your PAN is linked with another Aadhaar, or your Aadhaar with another PAN, you must ask your Jurisdictional Assessing Officer to delink it.
If it says your PAN is linked with another Aadhaar, or your Aadhaar with another PAN, you must ask your Jurisdictional Assessing Officer to delink it. Find the officer's details with "Know Your AO" on the portal.
Know Your AO (e-Filing portal) · Open the official page
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If it is lateIf the status is "in progress" and the request is pending with UIDAI, check again later.
If the status is "in progress" and the request is pending with UIDAI, check again later. If it stays that way, you can call the e-Filing helpdesk.
Income Tax e-Filing helpdesk (toll-free 1800 103 0025 or 1800 419 0025; Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm)
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AlsoIf the portal says "Payments details not found" although you have paid, wait 4-5 working days.
If the portal says "Payments details not found" although you have paid, wait 4-5 working days. If it still does not show, call the helpdesk, or e-mail epay.helpdesk@incometax.gov.in for e-Pay Tax problems.
Income Tax e-Filing helpdesk (toll-free 1800 103 0025 or 1800 419 0025; Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm)
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AlsoIf your PAN is "inoperative": no tax refund due to you is paid, no interest is paid on the refund for that period, and TDS and TCS are taken at a higher rate.
If your PAN is "inoperative": no tax refund due to you is paid, no interest is paid on the refund for that period, and TDS and TCS are taken at a higher rate. This lasts until the PAN works again. It does not apply to exempt people. To make it work again, pay the ₹1,000 fee and link it with Aadhaar (the steps above).
Income Tax e-Filing helpdesk (toll-free 1800 103 0025 or 1800 419 0025; Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm)
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If you are asked for more moneyYou can link it yourself on the portal, even without logging in.
You can link it yourself on the portal, even without logging in. The fee is paid by challan straight to the Income Tax Department through e-Pay Tax, and the portal fills in the amount. If anyone asks for more to link it for you, do not pay.
Income Tax e-Filing helpdesk (toll-free 1800 103 0025 or 1800 419 0025; Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm)
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Related guides
The 10 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Link Aadhaar (help topic) and its FAQsIncome Tax Department, Government of India (e-Filing portal), Link Aadhaar FAQs 1 (who must link; Notification No. 26/2025 of 3 April 2025), 2 (exempt; Notification No. 37/2017), 3, 4 (consequences), 5 (mismatch, biometric), 6 (inoperative PAN, fee) · read on 30-10-2026
- Link Aadhaar User ManualIncome Tax Department, Government of India (e-Filing portal), 1 Overview; 2 Prerequisites; 3 Payment of the fee (steps 1-8); 4 Submitting the link request (pre-login steps 1-5, scenarios 1-3); 5-6 Link Aadhaar Status · read on 30-10-2026
- Last date for linking of PAN-Aadhaar extendedPress Information Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Paragraphs 2-5 (who must link, consequences, operative again in 30 days after the Rs. 1,000 fee, exempt persons) and the link to the e-Filing portal (28-03-2023) · read on 30-10-2026
- Verify your PAN (help topic) and its FAQsIncome Tax Department, Government of India (e-Filing portal), FAQ 1 (validate whether your PAN is active), FAQ 2 (any mobile for the OTP) · read on 30-10-2026
- Contact Us: Help Desk Contact DetailsIncome Tax Department, Government of India (e-Filing portal), e-filing and Centralized Processing Center (1800 103 0025, 1800 419 0025; 08:00-20:00, Monday to Friday); Web Manager e-mail for the e-Pay Tax service · read on 30-10-2026
- Online PAN application (choose the application type)Protean eGov Technologies Ltd (formerly NSDL e-Governance), PAN service agency of the Income Tax Department, Changes or Correction in existing PAN Data / Reprint of PAN Card; notes on name and date of birth as per Aadhaar; Aadhaar-PAN linking on the Income Tax portal · read on 30-10-2026
- FAQ's: Reprint of PAN Card, Change / Correction in PAN DataProtean eGov Technologies Ltd (formerly NSDL e-Governance), PAN service agency of the Income Tax Department, When to use the change request form; fees tables · read on 30-10-2026
- FAQ's: PAN GeneralProtean eGov Technologies Ltd (formerly NSDL e-Governance), PAN service agency of the Income Tax Department, Linking Aadhaar with PAN using Biometric Aadhaar Authentication (chargeable) · read on 30-10-2026
- PAN Card Services (UTIITSL PAN home page)UTI Infrastructure Technology And Services Ltd (a Government of India company), PAN service agency of the Income Tax Department, Latest News (links to Link Aadhaar and PAN & Aadhaar Link Status; biometric linking at branch offices); Biometric Notification; PAN Application Centers; Change/Correction in PAN Card; notice to NRIs whose PAN is still inoperative (intimate the jurisdictional Assessing Officer; Know your AO) · read on 30-10-2026
- The Income-tax Act, 2025 (No. 30 of 2025)Parliament of India; Gazette of India, Section 262(6)(a) and (b) (a PAN holder eligible for Aadhaar intimates the Aadhaar number; failing that, the PAN is made inoperative as prescribed) (21-08-2025) · read on 11-11-2026