When it comes to proving your identity or take benefit of the several governmental scheme, the only thing that a person needs to showcase is his identity proof. In India, there are a number of identity proof documents are being used for several purposes, and one among them is your PAN Card.
PAN stands for Permanent Account Number which is actually a 10 digit alphanumeric number allotted to every individual who applies for it by the Income Tax Department in India. Having a PAN is considered important especially when you are filing your income tax or performing banking and other financial activities. There are several ways in which a person can apply for the PAN card, but visiting the Income Tax office or asking an agent for the same might not be as convenient as applying for PAN card online can be. In addition to applying, one can now even make corrections or changes in their PAN card online, which has further made the PAN card process convenient.
To apply PAN Card online, you can visit either of the two websites mentioned below:
- NSDL: https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserRegisterContact.html
- UTIITSL: https://www.utiitsl.com/UTIITSL_SITE/pan/
Both NSDL and UTIITSL are the Government of India authorized bodies that can not only issue PAN card but can also make changes/ corrections in the existing PAN card of an entity on behalf of Income Tax Department. People who are well acquainted with the ease of access that comes with the internet world prefer to file for online PAN car application as it is hassle free and offers quicker response.
In the online process for PAN application, the applicant has to fill an online application form and make payment of the processing fee through any of the available online payment methods. Post receiving application submission receipt, the applicant needs to courier the self attested supportive documents to either NSDL or UTIITSL for further verification of the documents and application.
To help you understand better, here is the detailed online PAN application process:
Step 1: Visit the website of either NSDL or UTIITSL
Step 1: a) if filing application on NSDL website then submit Form 49A using the following link: https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserRegisterContact.html
Step 1: b) if visiting UTIITSL website then fill Form 49A ofter reading the instructions carefully on the following link: https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/Instructions49A.html#instruct_form49A
Step 2: Payment Method
The application fees for applying PAN card is Rs.110 (including GST) for applications providing Indian communication address and Rs. 1020 (Including GST) for those providing communication of a foreign address. Those who are applying online for PAN card can make payment through debit/credit card and net banking. If online applicants are not comfortable with online payment methods they can send the demand draft for the aforementioned amount drawn in favor of NSDL – PAN payable at Mumbai.
Once the payment is done successfully, you will see an acknowledgement slip with acknowledgement number, which you need to save for later use
Step 3: Documents to be sent for verification
After submitting the application online and successful completion of the payment, the applicant has to courier all the supporting documents to NSDL or UTIITSL for further processing of their PAN card application. Both the authorized agencies will process the online PAN card application only after receiving the self attested copies of all the documents. The primary documents required for PAN application include identity proof, address proof and date of birth proof. For complete list of PAN card application documents visit Paisabzaar.com.
Steps To Make Changes/Corrections in PAN Card Online
To make things simpler and easy to access for people, Government of India has also made a provision of making changes and corrections in your PAN card online. Under this facility, one can change information like name, date of birth, etc. on your PAN card online. Though the process of making changes in PAN card online is almost same as your new PAN card online application, here the only difference is to submit the documents required for supporting/authenticating the changes/corrections you want to make in your PAN card.
Here are the steps one can take for online update/correction of PAN Card:
Step 1: Filling the Form
Step 1: a) If filing application on NSDL website then submit form for making changes/corrections using the following link: https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserRegisterContact.html
Step 1: b) If visiting UTIITSL website then fill Form 49A after reading the instructions carefully on the following link: https://www.tin-nsdl.com/services/pan/instructions-change.html
Step 2: Payment Options
The charges for making changes and corrections in your PAN card are same as your new application because here the applicant is charged the courier fees that authorities incur for sending the PAN card at applicants address. Thus, the charges remain the same for correction/change in PAN card as well. The online payment process remains the same with debit/credit card and net banking facility; one can also send demand draft as mentioned above for completing the payment. On successful completion of payment an acknowledgment slip with acknowledgement number will be generated which you should save for future reference.
Step 3: Documents for Changes/Correction in PAN Card Online
After the successful submission of ad payment confirmation the applicant has to courier all the supportive documents for the change/correction they want to make to the NSDL office. Once the authorities will receive the documents the change/correction process will begin. Here the applicant needs to send only documents supporting their change/correction request, like if they want to get the father’s name corrected then only send supporting document stating your father’s name along with your identity proof. The documents that will be accepted in such cases include the following:
- Name Change after Marriage for Ladies: Marriage certificate, Marriage invitation card, Publication of ‘name-change’ in gazette, a certificate from a Gazetted officer stating name change, Copy of passport showing husband’s name.
- Name Change for Individual Applicants other than Married Ladies: Publication of `name-change’ in a gazette, a certificate from a gazetted officer stating name change.
- For Companies – ROC’s certificate for name change.
- For Partnership firms – revised Partnership Deed
- For other registered organizations (AOP/Trust/BOI/AJP,etc.): Revised registration/deed/agreement.
In addition to this one can also track the PAN Card application status online through NSDL or UTIITSL website to know which stage your application has reached.
