\ 1. Go to the website of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). 2. Enter your

Key Highlights :

1. The goal of issuing a Permanent Account Number (PAN) is to provide a universal identification for all citizens' financial transactions while also preventing tax evasion through monetary transaction tracking.

2. The government has also mandated that everyone should link their existing Aadhaar numbers to their PAN cards in order to ensure the above obligations.

3. If your PAN is not linked to your Aadhaar, it will become inoperative on April 1, 2023.

4. If PAN cardholders do not meet this deadline, their 10-digit unique alphanumeric number will be rendered inactive.

To check if your PAN card is valid or not, follow these steps: 1) Go to https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/ and select the 'Verify your PAN' option. 2) Enter the necessary information, such as your PAN number, name, date of birth, and contact number. 3) After you enter the information, you will be redirected to another page where you must enter the OTP that was sent to your registered mobile number. 4) Enter the received OTP and click on 'Validate'. 5) If your PAN card information has not been duplicated or distributed to multiple people, the final page will display 'PAN is Active and details are as per PAN'. 6) If you have more than one PAN card registered with the same personal information, a message will appear stating, "There are multiple records for this query. Provide additional information." In this case, you

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