PAN 2.0 project: What's new in PAN 2.0, how to apply for a new PAN card

The PAN 2.0 Project is a game-changing initiative to update taxpayer registration through advanced e-governance. This initiative seeks to streamline and modernise the process of issuing and managing PAN and TAN, making it more user-friendly and efficient.

Here are important key features of PAN 2.0 in detail, according to the Press Information Bureau (PIB) release on November 27, 2024.

Project enables the technology-driven transformation of taxpayer registration services and has significant benefits including:

i) A single portal for all PAN/TAN-related services to simplify user access.

ii) Eco-friendly paperless processes to reduce paperwork.

iii) PAN will be issued free of cost and with quicker processing times.

iv) Personal and demographic data will be protected through enhanced security measures, including a PAN data vault.

v) A dedicated call centre and helpdesk to address user queries and issues.

In the PAN 2.0 Project, all PAN/TAN-related services will be hosted on a single unified portal of the Income Tax Department. The said Portal would host all end-to-end services related to PAN and TAN like allotment, updation, correction, Online PAN Validation (OPV), Know your AO, Aadhaar-PAN linking, verify your PAN, request for e-PAN, request for re-print of PAN card etc.

Get your new PAN 2.0 card on your email ID

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 request along with the prescribed fee of Rs 50 (domestic). For delivery of the card outside India, Rs. 15 + India post charges at actuals will be charged to the applicant.

PAN holders with older cards lacking a QR code can apply for a new card with a QR code under both the current PAN 1.0 system and the upgraded PAN 2.0.