Tax accounts not linked to Aadhaar biometrics attract huge fines in India

India’s Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, has told parliament more than Rs 600 crore (about US$72 million) was collected in six months from people who failed to link their Personal Account Number (PAN) tax information with their Aadhaar biometrics.

Chaudhary disclosed the information in a recent written update to the country’s lower chamber of parliament, Business Standard writes.

The deadline to link PANs with Aadhaar was June 30, 2023, but as of January 29, up to 11.48 …

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