Govt To Discontinue Quoting Of Aadhaar Enrolment ID For THESE Applications --Know Why

The central government has announced discontinuation of the provisions allowing quoting of Aadhaar Enrolment ID in place of Aadhaar number. This amendment, announced in Budget 2024, will take effect from the 1 October, 2024.

The existing provisions of section 139AA of the Act mandate, inter-alia, that every person who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number shall, on or after the 1st day of July, 2017, quote Aadhaar number—

(i) in the application form for allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN);

(ii) in the return of income.

Further, said section also provides that where the person does not possess the Aadhaar Number, the Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form issued to him at the time of enrolment shall be quoted in the application for permanent account number or in the return of income furnished by him.

The said provisions allowing the quoting of Aadhaar Enrolment ID in application form for allotment of PAN or in the return of income, was introduced in 2017. Since then, as per data available in public domain, coverage of Aadhaar number has been increasing, and has encompassed majority of the population in India. Hence, it is imperative to discontinue the option of quoting of the Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form, as any allotment of PAN against the Enrolment ID may lead to duplication and misuse of PAN.

Therefore, it is proposed that proviso to sub-section (1) of section 139AA shall not apply from the 1st day of October, 2024. It is further proposed that every person who has been allotted permanent account number on the basis of Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form, shall intimate his Aadhaar number on or before a notified date.