Here is way to check if your PAN is active or not
Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply informed the Rajya Sabha that as on July 27, 11,44,211 PANs have been identified and deleted or de-activated
in cases where multiple PANs were found allotted to one person.
in cases where multiple PANs were found allotted to one person.
A person cannot hold more than one PAN. A penalty of Rs. 10,000 is liable to be imposed under section 272B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for having more than one PAN.
If a person has been allotted more than one PAN then he should immediately surrender the additional PAN card(s).
Check whether one’s PAN is active or in an inactive :-
Enter surname, name, and date of birth etc along with mobile number
* Receive the OTP on mobile
* Enter OTP
* Result page shows PAN and jurisdiction officer address and active/inactive status
Step 1 – After clicking on the link above
Step 2 – Enter OTP
Result Page – Know your PAN and PAN status
If you have forgotten the PAN
