Get Aadhaar to obtain PAN card now
A proposal for
inclusion of Aadhaar in the existing list of valid proof of identification and
proof of address for allotment of PAN was sent to the Finance
Ministry by the Unique Identification Authority of India sometime back.
The Ministry has
decided to notify rules in this regard. It is aimed at curbing the menace of
fake or duplicate PAN cards
which are allotted by I-T
department to taxpayers.
"Once Aadhaar
is accepted as a valid proof for obtaining PAN, the I-T department would be
able to weed out the menace of fake, forging or duplication of PAN cards.
"The
amalgamation of the databases is in full swing and the ministry would soon
notify the rules in this regard," a senior Finance Ministry official said.
The Ministry,
through the Income
Tax department, has already incorporated more than 1.75 lakh Aadhaar
numbers in its database since it notified a new form 49A for getting PAN last
year.
It has been working
for nearly three years on the plan of creating a biometric database of
taxpayers which it will now achieve by incorporating the Aadhaar data which has
been taken on similar lines.
Till now, a variety
of documents, like voter ID card, passport, driving licence and documents of
owning or renting a property were used as a proof to obtain the Permanent
Account Number (PAN).
The Ministry had
last year brought out a new PAN application form-- 49A for use of Indian
citizens, companies and entities incorporated in the country which allows a
applicant to mention his or her Aadhaar number.
The Finance
Ministry, which had first mooted the proposal of generating and issuing
biometric PAN in 2006, had kept the decision pending for sometime as it was
felt that both the agencies (UIDAI and I-T) would be "duplicating the
effort" to reach a common goal -- biometrics-based identity.
In 2006, the
Ministry had proposed that the biometric PAN cards would have the I-T assesses'
fingerprints (two from each hand) and the face. This will now be achieved by
collating the Aadhaar database with that of the PAN.
According to latest
data (till December last), more than 16.49 crore PAN cards have been issued in
the country.
The I-T department,
in a number of cases, has unearthed a number of individuals possessing multiple
PAN cards or forging the details to evade taxes and create 'benami' properties.
Source
: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com
Posted by: AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) Odisha Circle.
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