PAN 2.0 vs old PAN: Key differences you must know

PAN 2.0 Project objective is to enhance the quality of PAN services through adoption of the latest technology. Under this project, the Income Tax Department is consolidating all processes related to PAN allotment or updation and corrections.

Presently, the PAN related services are hosted on three different portals, such as e-Filing Portal, UTIITSL Portal and Protean e-Gov Portal. In the PAN 2.0 project, all PAN-related services will be hosted on a single unified portal of the tax department.

Allotment, updation, correction of PAN will be done free of cost and e-PAN will be sent to the registered mail id. For a physical PAN card, the applicant has to make a request along with the prescribed fee of Rs 50 (domestic). For delivery of the PAN card outside India, Rs.15 + India post charges at actuals will be charged to the applicant.

No. The PAN card will not be changed unless the PAN holders want any update and correction. The existing valid PAN cards will continue to be valid under PAN 2.0.

Yes. If existing PAN holders want to make any correction/updation of their existing PAN details such as email, mobile or address or demographic details such as name, date of birth etc., they can do so at free of cost after the PAN 2.0 Project commences. Till the time the PAN 2.0 project is rolled-out, the PAN holders can avail the Aadhaar based online facility for updation/correction of email, mobile and address free of cost by visiting the below URLs:
i. https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserAddressUpdate.html
ii. https://www.pan.utiitsl.com/PAN_ONLINE/homeaddresschange
In any other cases of updation and correction of PAN details, the PAN cardholders can do so using the existing process either by visiting physical centres or applying online on payment basis.