Getting a Pan number was never so easy, now get ePAN number instantly. Nirmala Sitharaman launches instant allotment service for ePAN.
In a statement today Ministry of Finance said “In line with the announcement made in the Union Budget, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman formally launched the facility for instant allotment of PAN (on near to real time basis) here today. This facility is now available for those PAN applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar. The allotment process is paperless and an electronic PAN (e-PAN) is issued to the applicants free of cost.”
In the statement this is also mentioned that “The process of applying for instant PAN is very simple. The instant PAN applicant is required to access the e-filing website of the Income Tax Department to provide her/his valid Aadhaar number and then submit the OTP received on her/his Aadhaar registered mobile number. On successful completion of this process, a 15-digit acknowledgment number is generated. If required, the applicant can check the status of the request anytime by providing her/his valid Aadhaar number and on successful allotment, can download the e-PAN. The e-PAN is also sent to the applicant on her/his email id, if it is registered with Aadhaar.”
Today Income Tax Department also tweeted information regarding instant ePAN from it’s official twitter handle stating “Getting a PAN has never been this easy! All you need, is your Aadhaar number. Just visit the e-filing portal of IT Department & follow the steps provided to generate your ePAN, within minutes! Click to apply now: https://bit.ly/2yFveI5 #InstantPAN #ePAN“.
Tweet from Income Tax Department: https://twitter.com/IncomeTaxIndia/status/1266017328493256704
Link of Ministry of Fiance press release: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1627434
