By Admin 
According to the rules of the Government of India and the Income Tax Department, in the year 2026, it will be difficult to use such PAN cards and services which are not linked to the Aadhaar card. That means it has become mandatory to link PAN card with Aadhar card. If your PAN card is not linked to Aadhar card, then you may have to face many problems. This means that you will face difficulty in opening a bank account, will not be able to transact much money and may also face difficulties in the process of filing Income Tax Return (ITR).
The last date or deadline set by the government for linking Aadhaar card and PAN card was 31 December 2025, which has now passed. No announcement has been made by the government or the Income Tax Department regarding extension of the deadline.
PAN card inoperative if not linked to Aadhaar
The last date for linking PAN card with Aadhar card was 31 December 2025, which has passed. If your Aadhar card and PAN card are not linked, you may face difficulty in opening a bank account and making money transactions. In such a situation, your PAN card would have become inoperative. This means that now you will not be able to open a bank account and will not be able to file any income tax return. The government’s objective of implementing these rules was to prevent tax evasion and crack down on fake PAN cards. If you have not linked your Aadhaar and PAN card, then your PAN card may also have stopped working.
How to check whether PAN card is active or not?
If you want to know whether your PAN card is working or active, then you can check it through the steps given below.
- To check PAN card, first of all you have to visit the official website of Income Tax Department, incometax.gov.in.
- After visiting the website, the option of Quick Link will appear on the screen, click on that option.
- After clicking on the Quick Link option, you will have to click on the option of Verify PAN Status.
- You will have to fill all the information asked by the website and click on the Continue option.
- After this, an OTP will be received on the mobile number linked to PAN card and Aadhar card.
- Enter OTP and click on Validate option.
- If your PAN card is not closed, this message will appear on the screen: Pan is Active and Details re as Per Pan
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