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PAN-Aadhaar 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 card and the Aadhaar card has been fixed as March 31, 2023. Earlier, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had set the deadline at March 31, 2022, but this was later extended. Now, if Indians link their PAN and Aadhaar cards before March 31, they will have to pay late fees of Rs 1,000.

The Centre is focussing on linking PAN and Aadhaar cards because this will reduce the number of fake PAN cards in circulation. At the same time, it will improve the efficiency of income tax collection. Multiple PAN cards