Four important Deadlines For Linking Of Aadhaar Card 1. Deadline for linking Aadhaar with PAN: December 31, 2017

Deadlines To Link Aadhaar With PAN, Mobile Number, Bank Account

Quoting of Aadhaar number - the 12-digit number given on the Aadhaar card - has been made mandatory for many essentials. These range from filing of income tax returns (ITR) to applying for a PAN or permanent account number to using a mobile phone connection. The government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards, according to a report by news agency Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). All mobile phone numbers or SIMs not linked with Aadhaar will be deactivated after February 2018, the agency said citing informed sources. Many telecom companies have asked their customers to finish the process of linking their Aadhaar card with the mobile number citing a government directive. Aadhaar is based on biometrics-based data. Aadhaar number is a 12-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Aadhaar card number or Unique Identity Number (UID) is also to be shared with financial institutions and has to be submitted to avail the various social security schemes. Be it linking of Aadhaar with PAN, mobile SIM cards or bank accounts, there are different deadlines specified in each case. Here are four important deadlines to remember for you to link your Aadhaar card with various documents