PAN to become inoperative if not linked with Aadhaar by June 30 — Check process here

Step 1: Visit the official e-filing website of the Income Tax (I-T) Department to link the two. When it asks for payment, click on the link and you will be redirected to NSDL website.

Step 2: Under the options available, proceed under Challan No. ITNS 280 to submit PAN-Aadhaar link request.

Step 3: Select the tax applicable from there. The payment should be done under Major head 0021 (Income Tax Other than Companies) and Minor head 500 (Other Receipts) in a single challan.

Step 4: Select the preferred payment mode and enter details

Step 5: Enter PAN, address and assessment year

Step 6: Enter the Captcha and make payment. This payment may require some time to display at the income tax e-filing portal. So, if you want to link PAN with Aadhaar should wait a few days after making the payment.

Once there is confirmation, you can login to the income tax portal, enter all details (name, date of birth, address, PAN and Aadhaar number) and proceed with the linking.

Recently, several users have been complaining that they are unable to link PAN-Aadhaar due to demographic mismatches such as name, date of birth, gender etc in their PAN and Aadhaar cards. The Income Tax Department has shared ways to resolve this failure due to demographic mismatch. It said that biometric-based authentication can be availed of at dedicated centres of PAN Service Providers (Protean & UTIITSL).