PAN-Aadhaar Link: A step by step guide to link two cards before deadline

PAN and Aadhaar card link last date: The Income Tax Department has fixed the last date to link the two cards as March 31, 2023, but the users will have to pay a penalty of Rs 1,000

The last date to link the PAN and Aadhaar cards is March 31, 2023. Earlier, this was fixed on March 31, 2022, but was later extended. However, the users will have to pay a fine of Rs 1,000 while linking the two cards before March 31, 2023. If these are not linked by the last date, the PAN card will become inoperative.

According to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), users will not be able to initiate any transactions in NSE or BSE if their Pan card and Aadhaar card are not linked. Also, the Income Tax Department