Aadhar cardThe Income
Tax Department will now accept Aadhaar Card as a proof of identity and address
for issuance of Permanent Account Number.
The Central Board of
Direct Taxes has issued a notification expanding the list of documents
admissible as proof of identity and address by including Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar
is a 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique
Identification Authority of India on behalf of the government of India.
Now, Aadhaar Card can
be used to for getting a PAN, which is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued
in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department.
The UIDAI has issued
about 51 crore (510 million) Aadhaar numbers so far with about 11 lakh (1.1
million) of such numbers generated every day.
Other documents for
identify accepted by the Income Tax Department include elector's photo identity
card, ration card having photograph of the applicant, passport, driving licence,
arms license and photo identity card issued by government or a public sector
undertaking.
Documents for address
proof include, electricity bill, landline telephone or broadband connection
bill, consumer gas connection card or book or piped gas bill, bank account
statement, passport of applicant or even spouse, among others.
Recently, the Reserve
Bank of India had also notified that Aadhaar Card is a valid proof for opening
of a bank account under the Know Your Customer scheme.
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