How to Apply for PAN Card in India – Full Guide

How to Apply for PAN Card in India – Full Guide

 Pan Card is a card issued by the Income Tax Department of India. This card may be used in a lot of financial and other transactions by an Indian Citizen.

Few Uses of a Pan Card :

• For Filing Income Tax
• While buying/selling a Property
• Mandatory for all transactions above Rs.50,000
• Serves as a valid Photo Identity proof
• For purchasing an Automobile
• While applying for a loan in India
• To start a Business in India
• For buying Shares or Mutual Funds

There are a lot other uses and benefits of owning a Pan Card in India. Now let us know the Complete Procedure to Apply Pan Card Online in India.

Our government has never been more digitally savvy than it is today, and that means that there are many important government functions that can be carried out online. A month ago, the government even launched a website to let all of us track the attendance of central government employees, and to see if they were arriving to work on time. With so many government services going digital, we believe that it’s important that our readers also know what can be done online, and how.

To start with, we’re taking you through the process of applying for a PAN card. In India, most important financial transactions require you to have a PAN card – it is used when opening a bank account, filing tax returns, or for financial transactions above Rs. 50,000. Having one of these cards is pretty much essential if you’re working and managing your own finances.

Applying for a PAN is simple, and you can fill the forms online, but you’ll have to mail your documents to the Income Tax PAN services offices to finalise the process. Once you fill up the form on the site and send your papers, the application is processed and the card shipped directly to your residential address.

In case you get stuck and need more information, then the helpline number (18001801961) is a good resource – when we got stuck on some of the details of the application, we gave them a call and found the service extremely helpful.

Step one is to get copies of the different documents you need to submit on your application.

Documents Required

To submit the application, you need to upload several documents to the PAN Services Unit website. You will need to upload a proof of identity, address and date of birth, along with a scanned passport photograph. Start by making a scan of any one document per section, for each section below:

1. Proof of identity

A copy of any one of these documents is acceptable as ID proof for a PAN card:

• Aadhaar Card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India
• Elector’s photo identity card
• Driving licence
• Passport
• Ration card having photograph of the applicant
• Arms license
• Photo identity card issued by the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking
• Pensioner card having photograph of the applicant
• Central Government Health Service Scheme Card or Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme photo card
• Certificate of identity in original signed by a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councillor or a Gazetted officer
• Bank certificate in original on letter head from the branch (along with name and stamp of the issuing officer) containing attested photograph and bank account number of the applicant

2. Address proof

Along with your photo ID, you’ll also have to enclose an address proof in your application. Any of the following documents can be included with your form:

• Aadhaar Card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India
• Elector’s photo identity card
• Driving licence
• Passport
• Passport of the spouse
• Post office passbook having address of the applicant
• Latest property tax assessment order
• Domicile certificate issued by the government
• Allotment letter of accommodation issued by Central or State Government of not more than three years old
• Property registration
• Certificate of address in original signed by a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councillor or a Gazetted officer
• Employer certificate in original

You can also use one of the following documents, if it is less than three months old:

• Electricity bill
• Landline telephone or broadband connection bill
• Water bill
• Consumer gas connection card or book or piped gas bill
• Bank account statement
• Depository account statement
• Credit card statement

3. Proof of date of birth

A copy of any one of these documents should suffice as proof of date of birth:

• Birth Certificate issued by the Municipal Authority or any office authorised to issue Birth and Death Certificate by the Registrar of Birth and Deaths or the Indian Consulate as defined in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955)
• Pension payment order
• Marriage certificate issued by Registrar of Marriages
• Matriculation certificate
• Passport
• Driving licence
• Domicile certificate issued by the government
• Affidavit sworn before a magistrate stating the date of birth

4. Photographs

You will need two recent passport sized photographs for the PAN card application.

How to Apply for PAN Card in India(Online Procedure)

Once you have scans of all these documents ready, simply do the following:

Step 1 : Open the NSDL Website (https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/)

Step 2 : Please click on the link ” New PAN for Indian Citizens(Form 49A) ”

Step 3 : Please click on the link ” Online Application for New PAN(Form 49A) “

Don’t forget to read the Do’s and Don’ts and Important Instructions before applying

Step 4 : Read all the Guidelines Carefully . You can also convert the text in Hindi to read in Hindi Language. Scroll till the bottom of the Page and you will be able to Select the Category of the Applicant.

Step 5 : Select the Category of Applicant from the Drop Down Menu and click on Select

Step 6 : Read and Fill the Complete Form Carefully.  Finally, after filling up the form, a fee of Rs.106 has to be paid by Demand Draft/Cheque/Credit or Debit Card/Net Banking. (Note: Demand draft / cheque shall be in favour of ‘NSDL – PAN’ payable at Mumbai)

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Step 7 : You will now get an Acknowledgement Form with a 16 Digit Acknowledgement Number. Take a printout of this Acknowledgement Form. For e.g : If your Acknowledgement Number is 10997693003. Then the heading on the envelope should be ” Application for PAN CHANGE REQUEST – 10997693003

Step 8 : Paste 2 Recent Photographs of the Applicant in this Acknowledgement Form in the space provided.  Put your Signature in the Box.

Step 9 : Enclose your Demand Draft or Cheque (If you did not pay Pay Online), Acknowledgement Form and the self attested Documents Mentioned earlier in the form in an Envelope.

Step 10 : Heading on the Envelope should be ” Application for PAN – (Your Acknowledgement Number) “

Step 11 : Post this Envelope to the Physical Address of NSDL :

Income Tax PAN Services Unit, NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, 5th floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341, Survey No. 997/8, Model Colony, Near Deep Bungalow Chowk, Pune – 411016.

Telephone Number : 020 – 27218080

Step 12 : Make sure that the Envelope with your Application and Supporting Documents should reach NSDL Address within 15 days after getting the Acknowledgement.

Your Pan Application will be sent for processing as soon NSDL receives it. You will get an e-mail regarding the same on your E-mail Address. You must have noticed that this process to apply Pan Card Online is easy & hassle free.

You can also Contact the NSDL Helpline to track the Status of your PAN at 02027218080

This is the Complete Online Procedure of ‘How to Apply for PAN Card in India’. If you have any doubts or Queries regarding the same, you can leave your comments below.