Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday launched the facility for instant allotment of PAN. This facility is now available for those PAN applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar. The allotment process is paperless and an electronic PAN (e-PAN) is issued to the applicants free of cost. Here is how to apply for instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC - The process of applying for instant PAN is very simple. - The instant PAN applicant is required to access the e-filing website of the Income Tax Department to provide your valid Aadhaar number CLICK HERE TO READ THIS NEWS IN GUJARATI - Then submit the OTP received on your Aadhaar registered mobile number. - On successful completion of this process, a 15-digit acknowledgment number is generated. - You can check the status of the request anytime by providing your valid Aadhaar number and on successful allotment, can download the e-PAN. - The e-PAN is also sent to...