After the approval of the PAN 2.0 Project, many people are confused about it. Many people believe that after the new PAN card is issued, the old PAN card will become invalid. However, the Income Tax Department has made it clear that the old card will remain valid. In this article, we will tell you how you can get a new PAN card on e-mail.
This week on 25 November 2024 (Monday), the PAN 2.0 Project was approved in the cabinet meeting of the Central Government. After this approval, many questions came up in the minds of the people about this project. Apart from this, many fake news are also spreading about this project.
Will the old PAN card not be valid?
Many people have a question in their mind that after the new PAN card comes, the old PAN card will become bad or invalid. Regarding this, the Income Tax Department said that the old PAN card which does not have a QR code is also valid. Apart from this, PAN card holders can easily get correction or upgrade done in the PAN card without any fee. Let us tell you that you do not need to pay any additional fee for the new PAN card i.e. PAN card coming with QR code. PAN card holders can order this card on their e-mail ID.
We are going to tell you how you can order a PAN card with QR code on e-mail ID. Let us tell you that this card is also called e-PAN Card. Let us know its process-
What is the process
- First of all click on this link
- https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/requestAndDownloadEPAN.html.
- Now you have to fill your PAN number, Aadhaar number, date of birth.
- After this tick the applicable box and submit.
- Now you will be shown on a new screen. Check all your details in it and submit.
- After this you will get an OTP. Enter the OTP and click on Proceed.
- Now you have to select the payment mode and click on Proceed.
- After confirming the payment amount, you have to select Continue.
- After this e-PAN will come on your mail ID.
How different is the new PAN card from the old card?
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the new PAN card will have a QR code. This code will contain all the necessary information of the PAN holder. This card is completely paperless and based on online system. Let us tell you that after the implementation of PAN 2.0, the PAN data vault system will also be implemented.