That judgement came on Wednesday and the court has upheld the linking of the two databases.
Over
210.8 million permanent account numbers (PANs) have been linked with
Aadhaar
till now, the latest data revealed as the Supreme Court upheld the
validity of the linkage between the two databases Wednesday.
According
to official figures accessed by PTI, a total of 21,08,16,676 PANs
issued by the Income Tax Department have been linked with Aadhaar
till Monday.
The
total operational or issued PANs are over 410.2 million
(41,02,66,969) according to the same timeline, the data said.
"The
deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar
linking has already been extended by the CBDT to March 31 next
year, according to an order issued on June 30 this year," a
senior official said.
According
to the latest data, out of the over 410.2 million PANs issued, an
overwhelming number of more than 400 million PANs are held by
individuals.
The
rest are in the name of companies and other categories of taxpayers,
the official said, adding the figure reflects that about 50 per cent
of the PANs have been linked with Aadhaar till now.
The
deadline to link the two databases has been extended five times in
the past in view of the apex court order to keep it open till a
five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgment on petitions
challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling
law.
That
judgement came on Wednesday and the court has upheld the linking of
the two databases.
The
government, sometime back, had made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for
filing income tax returns (ITRs) as well as obtaining a new PAN.
Section
139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as
on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his
Aadhaar number to the tax authorities.
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