PAN–Aadhaar Linking Deadline 31 December 2025: Who Must Act Now, How to Link, Check Status, and Recover a Lost PAN Number
India’s Income Tax Department has set 31 December 2025 as the deadline for people allotted a PAN using an Aadhaar Enrolment ID (for applications before 1 October 2024) to update their PAN with their final Aadhaar number. PANs not linked by then will become inoperative from 1 January 2026, risking disruption to banking and tax activities.