Tax payers will have to link their PAN with Aadhaar by the stipulated deadline, which is 31st August as the Supreme Court verdict on privacy has no bearing on the requirement, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Friday, reported PTI. The report added that the requirement for Aadhaar being quoted for availing government subsidies, welfare schemes and other benefits will also remain unhindered for now. When asked about the implication of the Supreme Court ruling on linking of Aadhaar and PAN, Pandey said, “There also, linking of PAN to Aadhaar is mandated by an amendment in income tax act…the linking will continue under that act and law. There is no change.” Pandey added that various deadlines that have been prescribed, be it under the provision of Aadhaar Act, Income Tax act or money laundering rules will “have to be adhered to as those laws are valid.”

Tax payers will have to link their PAN with Aadhaar by the stipulated deadline, which is 31st August as the Supreme Court verdict on privacy has no bearing on the requirement, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Friday, reported PTI. The report added that the requirement for Aadhaar being quoted for availing government subsidies, welfare schemes and other benefits will also remain unhindered for now. When asked about the implication of the Supreme Court ruling on linking of Aadhaar and PAN, Pandey said, “There also, linking of PAN to Aadhaar is mandated by an amendment in income tax act…the linking will continue under that act and law. There is no change.” Pandey added that various deadlines that have been prescribed, be it under the provision of Aadhaar Act, Income Tax act or money laundering rules will “have to be adhered to as those laws are valid.”