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How to link PAN with Aadhaar?

Please link PAN with Aadhaar at the earliest, or trading and investing will be disabled after June 30th 2023, as per press release from the Ministry of Finance (WEB). It can take up to 7 working days for the PAN to be updated in IT records.

To link PAN with Aadhaar visit eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/pre-login/bl-link-aadhaar and follow the on-screen instructions.

As per this press release (WEB) from the Ministry of Finance, taxpayers who have not linked their PAN with Aadhaar have to pay a fee of ₹1000 to Income Tax Department (ITD) before submitting the PAN-AADHAAR linkage request.

To learn how to pay the fee, visit youtu.be/ii8rjwox0JE. If payment is made on the Protean (NSDL) portal, please try linking after 4-5 working days from the payment date.

To link PAN with Aadhaar, follow these steps:

  1. Visit eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/pre-login/bl-link-aadhaar.
  2. Enter PAN and Aadhaar and click on Validate.
  3. Click on Continue, enter the name as per Aadhaar and the Aadhaar linked mobile number.
  4. Click on I have only year of birth in Aadhaar card if only the year of birth is present on Aadhaar, and then on I agree to validate my Aadhaar details and click on Link Aadhaar.
  5. Enter the OTP and click on Validate.


To check PAN Aadhaar linking status, visit eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/pre-login/link-aadhaar-status. Enter the PAN and Aadhaar and click on View Link Aadhaar Status.

The following categories of clients are exempted from Aadhaar PAN linking:
  • NRIs
  • Not a citizen of India.
  • Age > 80 years as on date.
  • State of residence is Assam, Meghalaya or Jammu & Kashmir.

Did you know?

  • While linking, please ensure that the name and Date of Birth (DOB) on Aadhaar match that on your PAN. If there is a mismatch, update the name or DOB on Aadhaar. To know how to update Aadhaar, visit uidai.gov.in/my-aadhaar/about-your-aadhaar/updating-data-on-aadhaar.html.
  • Mutual fund purchases and redemption orders may also be rejected by the Asset Management Company (AMC).