ITR Refund Update: Have you also filed ITR and have not received your refund yet? If you are thinking of money not coming into your account as some technical fault, then do not make this mistake at all. It is possible that you have not yet linked PAN and Aadhaar, due to which this money is stuck. This is a small mistake which crores of people have made. About which Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has recently told in the Parliament.

What did Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary say?
In fact, recently in a session of Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has informed that crores of rupees of lakhs of tax payers of the country are stuck due to this one small mistake. He told that people have not linked PAN card with Aadhaar, due to which refund of 1,30,638 taxpayers has been stopped. This refund is of total Rs 340.30 crore. So if you have also made this mistake, there is still time to correct it. Let us tell you how.

You can still link PAN to Aadhaar
If you have not yet linked your PAN card with Aadhaar, then you do not need to worry at all. Because you can still do this but you will have to pay a fine for it. This service was free till 31 December 2025, but now the government has imposed a fine on it. Now to link PAN-Aadhaar you will have to pay one thousand rupees. This is being charged as late or penalty fee.

Here in just a few steps we tell you how you can link your PAN card with Aadhaar.

• For this, first go to the portal and login to incometax.gov.in.
• Now click on Link Aadhaar in the Quick Links section on the homepage.
• After coming here, a window will open where you will have to fill your PAN and Aadhaar number.
• After this, pay the late fee of Rs 1,000 through e-Pay Tax.
• After this, an OTP will come on the mobile number linked to Aadhaar, write it on the option in the window here and proceed.
• With this easy process you can link your PAN and Aadhaar.

After following these steps, when PAN and Aadhaar are linked, it will automatically appear from inoperative to operative in the system of the department. After this your refund will also be deposited in your account within 7 days to 30 days.