Time was given by the government till 31 March 2021 for linking PAN and Aadhaar. It was told that if the Aadhaar-PAN link is not made within the stipulated time, then the PAN card will become inactive. Also, under Section 272B of the Income Tax Act, a penalty of 10 thousand rupees may also have to be paid. In such a situation, people all over the country started linking their PAN and Aadhaar.
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On the last day i.e. 31 March, such a large number of people got engaged in this work that the website of the Income Tax Department was stalled. Either the website opened very slowly, or it did not open at all. Because of which people are facing a lot of difficulty. Despite repeated attempts, the work of the people is not being done. People also expressed pain on social media. Here are some examples of what people are saying:
To go digital. First Govt should ensure that all the portals should work efficiently on the last day of any deadline.#PANcard #aadhaarpanlink@IncomeTaxIndia @nsitharamanoffc pic.twitter.com/jRAtW15QBx
– Shivam Bansal- CA Aspirant (@ Shivam9596) March 31, 2021
It doesn’t matter if we are doing it on 1st day or last day.
It’s their Job to keep website up and running since it’s going to be last day,
They should have already done website maintenance 2-3 weeks prior 31st March.
This is not how we imagine Digital India.– ????ROHAN ???? (@ Rohan_Sonar07) March 31, 2021
#PANcard#PANcard @IncomeTaxIndia as always your website is down. How are we supposed to updated pan and Adhar if website is down.?? pic.twitter.com/5IwtgOheOv
– ????ROHAN ???? (@ Rohan_Sonar07) March 31, 2021
Is it a new way that government is planning to raise funds by charging penalty….?? As they know that today is the last day of Linking pan card with aadhar card , their website is not working……..#PANcard pic.twitter.com/QI3Glp7QxL
– Kamalesh (@ Kamalesh780) March 31, 2021
How to check status of PAN-Aadhaar link?
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- Open the official income tax website www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
- Here, click on the option of ‘Link Aadhaar’ in the left site.
- Click on ‘Click here’ for the status of the PAN-Aadhaar link.
- On the next page, fill the details of PAN and Aadhaar, click on View Link Aadhaar Status.
- If there is a PAN-Aadhaar link, then the information will be found here and if not, information will also be available.
- Rules related to income tax returns have been changed, now only 1 chance to file late tax returns
What are the options other than income tax website?
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Apart from the official income tax website www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in PAN and Aadhaar can be linked through SMS. For this, you have to type in the message section of your mobile … UIDPAN
Inputs: www.indiatimes.com