Relax! PAN card won't be invalid if it's not linked with Aadhaar by July 1

After July 1, the linking of Aadhaar number-PAN number will become mandatory

One more day to go and linking Aadhaar number with permanent account number (PAN) will be mandatory. However, if you don't link your Aadhaar with PAN before July 1, your PAN will not become invalid. A number of queries and doubts has risen on the issue of Aadhaar-PAN linking in the wake of the government making it clear that Aadhaar will be a "must" for filing ITRs and obtaining a new PAN from July 1.

After July 1, the linking will become mandatory and the government may declare a date after which the PAN not linked to Aadhaar will become