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• The government has given time till December 31, 2025
• Very easy process to check Aadhaar-PAN link status
• Check Aadhaar-PAN link status via SMS

Government of India to make tax system more transparent Aadhar Card And PAN card linking has now been made mandatory. The government has taken this decision to stop incidents like tax evasion and fake identity. If you too have not yet linked your Aadhaar card and PAN card then you need to complete this process as soon as possible. Because the government has given time till 31 December 2025 for this.

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If you do not do this linking, your PAN card will become inactive from 1st January 2026, which means you will not be able to file tax returns, face problems in bank or mutual fund transactions and KYC processes may also stop. You will be able to check whether your Aadhaar card is linked with PAN card or not with a very simple process. (Photo Courtesy – Pinterest)

Check Aadhaar-PAN link status online

Many users have doubts whether their Aadhaar card and PAN card are linked or not. Checking Aadhaar-PAN link status is a very simple process.

• Go to Income Tax e-filing website
• Select Link Aadhaar Status option
• Now enter your PAN number and Aadhaar number
• Click on View Link Aadhaar Status

Now a message will appear on the screen. Like ‘Your PAN is already linked with Aadhaar’, ‘Your Aadhaar-PAN linking request has been sent to UIDAI for verification’ and ‘PAN is not linked with Aadhaar.’

You can also check the status by logging in

• Login to Income Tax Portal
• Go to Dashboard or My Profile
• Click on Linka Aadhaar Status
• If you have an Aadhaar link, here you will see the Aadhaar number
• If there is no link then you will get linking option.

Check Aadhaar-PAN link status via SMS

You will also be able to check Aadhaar PAN link status by sending a simple SMS. For this send IDPAN to 567678 or 56161. You will get a reply message with “Aadhaar already linked to PAN…” (if linked) and “Aadhaar not linked to PAN…” (if not linked).

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When and how can you do free linking?

If you have taken PAN through Aadhaar Enrollment ID before 1 October 2024, you can link it till 31 December 2025 for free. All other users will have to pay a fee of 1 thousand rupees.

• Open the Income Tax e-filing portal
• Enter PAN and Aadhaar number
• Click on Validate
• Deposit the applicable fee through “e-Pay Tax”.
• After that click on Link Aadhaar option and enter OTP and submit.
• This request will be forwarded to UIDAI.
• After this your PAN will be operative in 7 to 30 days.