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Aadhaar linking is voluntary, it's not mandatory to avail services: Experts

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There is no penal consequence for people who don't want to link Aadhaar, says an activist LATEST NEWS : Despite government extending the deadline for mandatory linking Aadhaar to avail benefits of various welfare schemes to March 31, there are companies that are insisting on giving Aadhaar details to avail numerous services. Last week there were media reports that Cigna TTK Health Insurance had apparently told the family of a policyholder that they could not avail cashless treatment as she did not have an Aadhaar card. Sandeep Patel, MD & CEO at Cigna TTK Health Insurance said, “The customer’s wife was admitted to Chennai’s Fortis Hospital. The pre-authorization was approved immediately by Cigna TTK Health Insurance. As part of the process, three major documents were requested, hospital bills, diagnostic reports and Aadhaar / PAN and Form 60. Subsequently, the customer informed the third party administrator (TPA) that she did not have an Aadhaar card and the same was...

Aadhaar-PAN linking: Only 1 day left How to do it in easy steps

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It's mandatory to link Aadhaar with PAN. Here's why Latest news : Come July 1, the Modi-government's measures to track tax evasion through multiple PAN cards will come into effect. It is now mandatory for you to link your existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN to be able to file your income-tax (I-T) returns. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, through an amendment to tax proposals in the Finance Bill for 2017-18, had made linking Aadhaar mandatory for filing I-T returns. The revenue department has said "every person who has been allotted PAN as on July 1, 2017, and who in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 139AA is required to intimate his Aadhaar number, shall intimate his Aadhaar number to the principal director-general of income tax (systems), or DGIT (systems)". It's mandatory to link Aadhaar with PAN. Here's why. 1. Individuals with PAN will have to link it to their existing 12-digit biometric Aadhaar number...

Just two days left: Aadhaar-PAN linking mandatory from July 1 for taxpayers

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As many as 2.07 crore taxpayers have already linked their Aadhaar with PAN. Latest news : The government has made it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN of taxpayers with effect from July 1. Amending income tax rules and notifying the same, the government has made quoting of the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar or the enrolment ID a must at the time of application of permanent account number (PAN). Finance Minister Arun Jaitley through an amendment to tax proposals in the Finance Bill for 2017-18 had made Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns and provided for linking of PAN with Aadhaar to check tax evasion through use of multiple PAN cards. The revenue department said "every person who has been allotted PAN as on July 1, 2017, and who in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 139AA is required to intimate his Aadhaar number, shall intimate his Aadhaar number to the principal director general of income tax (systems) or D...