The Income Tax (I-T) Department announced on Friday that in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the Central government has extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with the permanent account number (PAN) till March 31, 2022.
Previously, the last date for linking Aadhaar with PAN was September 30, 2021, This has now been extended by six months to March 31, 2022. This is the fourth time that the Central government has revised the Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline in 2021. In July, the government had extended the deadline till September 30 in light of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In view of the difficulties being faced by the taxpayers, the Central Govt has extended certain timelines,” wrote the I-T department on Twitter.
News Source: The Times Of India
