Thread: How to check pan card status

Pan card or permanent account number is a number provided by the income tax department of India and every individual should have one and use that number while filing their income tax returns every year. Pan card numbers have made it a lot more easier for the income tax department to keep track of what is paying what and has made it a lot more easier to check stealing if any.
How to check pan card status is a question I have come across often so I am writing this post to help you find out how to check your pan card status after you have applied for one.
You can apply for your pan card at your nearest pan card office and they will provide you with an acknowledgment number which you can use for queries about your pan card status at tin.tin.nsdl.com/tan/StatusTrack.html

In different cities there are some phone numbers provided by the department which deals with pan cards for example for pan card status in Mumbai you can call this number : 022-2499 4650

If you know any numbers or any other way to check pan card status please add them here.

^A clarification.. What is the eligibility criterion to get a pan card.. Do we have to earn or have a bank account with regular income stated?

Pancard can be applied for even if you do not have any income.

Originally Posted by NrN Kill

^A clarification.. What is the eligibility criterion to get a pan card.. Do we have to earn or have a bank account with regular income stated?

This is what the official website has to say

6. What documents and information have to be submitted along with the application for Form 49A?

a. Individual applicants will have to affix one recent, coloured photograph (Stamp Size: 3.5 cms x 2.5 cms) on Form 49A;

b. Any one document listed in Rule 114 must be supplied as proof of 'Identity' and 'Address'; and

c. Designation and code of the concerned Assessing Officer of Income Tax department will have to be mentioned in Form 49A.
17. Which documents will serve as proof of 'Identity' in case of Individual applicants, including minors and HUF applicants?

Copy of school leaving certificate or matriculation certificate or degree of a recognized educational institution or depository account or credit card or bank account or water bill or ration card or property tax assessment order or passport or voter identity card or driving license or certificate of identity signed by a MP or an MLA or a Municipal Councilor or a Gazetted Officer;

In case the PAN applicant is a minor, any of above documents of any of the parents or guardian of such minor shall serve as proof of Identity;

In case PAN application is made on behalf of a HUF, any of above documents in respect of Karta of the HUF will serve as proof of Identity.
18. What is proof of 'Address' for Individual applicants, including minors and HUF applicants?

Copy of electricity bill or telephone bill or depository account or credit card or bank account or ration card or employer certificate or passport or voter identity card or property tax assessment order or driving license or rent receipt or certificate of address signed by a MP/ MLA/Municipal Councilor / a Gazetted Officer;

In case the PAN applicant is a minor, any of above documents of any of the parents or guardian of such minor shall serve as proof of Address;

In case PAN application is made on behalf of a HUF, any of above documents in respect of Karta of the HUF will serve as proof of Address.

So the eligibility criteria is a valid proof of ID and a valid proof of Address