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How to Check PAN Card Active Status?

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By Vipul Jain
Updated on: 16 Jul, 2026 | Editorial Standard | 6 min read |

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A PAN card is an important document for various Financial and identification purposes. However, knowing if your permanent account number is active or inactive is a must. 
You can check the PAN card's active or inactive status through the official Income Tax e-filing portal. 
In this blog, we will see the process to verify PAN status, whether it is an operative or an Inoperative PAN. 

Quick Overview: PAN Card Active Status

  • You can check the PAN card's active status through the Income Tax e-filing portal. 
  • If your PAN card is inactive, then you are not allowed to do a financial transaction. 
  • You can write a letter to the Jurisdictional assessing officer (AO) for the PAN card active status. 
  • The processing time of a PAN card is about 30 days from the date of application submission. 

How to Check PAN Card Active Status?

To check a PAN card status, you will need the following things, such as: 
  • A PAN number
  • An active mobile number linked to your PAN card. 
See the steps mentioned below to check the PAN card's active status. 
  1. Visit the official Income Tax e-filing website. 
  2. Click on the 'Verify PAN Status' under the 'Quick links.' 
  3. Enter PAN number, name, date of birth, and mobile number, then click on the continue button. 
  4. Enter the OTP that you received on your mobile number, then click on the 'Validate' button. 
  5. You will see the PAN card status on your screen. 

What are the Reasons for PAN Card Deactivation?

Your PAN card can be inoperative due to many reasons, such as: 
  • PAN not linked with Aadhaar: Your PAN may be marked inoperative if it isn't linked with Aadhaar as per CBDT guidelines.
  • Multiple PAN cards: Holding more than one PAN card can lead to the deactivation of duplicate PANs.
  • Fake or incorrect documents: A PAN issued using false, duplicate, or invalid documents may be deactivated.
  • Information mismatch: Differences in details between your PAN and Aadhaar records may cause your PAN to become inoperative.

What if Your PAN Card is Marked Inoperative?

If you have an inactive PAN card, then you cannot do the following transactions: 
  • You cannot open a savings account with a cooperative bank or a banking company. 
  • You cannot get a credit card or a debit card. 
  • Not allowed to open a demat account with a participant, depository, or custodian of securities. 
  • You are not allowed to pay cash of more than 50,000 INR for the following purposes: 
    • To a restaurant or hotel bill. 
    • For travelling to a foreign country or purchasing foreign currency.
    • To a mutual fund for the purchase. 
    • For a company or an institution to get bonds or debentures issued by it.
    • To get the Reserve Bank of India. 
  • You are not allowed to deposit cash of more than 50,000 INR to any cooperative bank or a banking company. 
  • Cash deposits above ₹50,000 are not permitted.
  • Cash payments above ₹50,000 for bank drafts, cheques, or pay orders are restricted.
  • Restrictions apply to specified time deposits and prepaid instruments.
  • Cash, pay order, or banker's cheque payments above ₹50,000 are not allowed for specified transactions.
  • Securities transactions above ₹1 lakh are restricted.
  • Life insurance premium payments above ₹50,000 are restricted.
  • Unlisted share transactions above ₹1 lakh are restricted.
  • Restrictions apply to property transactions and certain banking services.
  • Forms 15G and 15H cannot be submitted.
If your PAN is inoperative, then you will see a higher tax amount deduction on the following transactions. 
  • When you purchase any motor vehicle with more than two wheels. 
  • If you purchase or sell any immovable property of more than INR 10 lakh, which is valued by a stamp valuation authority. 
  • If you purchase goods or services of more than 2 lakh per transaction. 
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How to Activate a Deactivated PAN Card?

There are many reasons for an inoperative PAN with the Income Tax department, such as not linking your PAN to your Aadhaar card. 
To again make your PAN active status, you need to write a letter to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO) in the Income Tax Department. 
You need to provide the following documents with the letter for the PAN card active status. 
  • A copy of the PAN card, which is used in your ITR filing.
  • Provide an indemnity bond in favour of the Income Tax Department. 
  • Submit a copy of the ITR of the last 3 years from your deactivated PAN number. 
Once the accessing Office receives your request letter, and if the AO is satisfied with your Application for PAN active status, then the Income Tax Department will activate your PAN card within 15-30 days. 

Your PAN card may be inactive due to not linking your PAN with your Aadhaar card. However, you can again make PAN active status by linking your PAN and Aadhaar card, after paying the penalty of INR 1000. 

Here are the simple and easy steps mentioned below to link your PAN-Aadhaar.

  1. Visit the Income Tax e-Filing portal.
  2. Click "e-Pay Tax" under Quick Links.
  3. Enter your PAN and mobile number, then continue.
  4. Verify the OTP to proceed.
  5. Select "Income Tax" and continue.
  6. Choose the applicable Assessment Year and pay the required fee.
  7. After payment, return to the homepage and select "Link Aadhaar."
  8. Enter your PAN and Aadhaar details, then validate and submit the request.

After 30 days of the link PAN-Aadhaar application submission, you will get your PAN card from the UIDAI.

You can check the PAN-Aadhaar link status by following the steps mentioned below: 

  1. Go to the official Income Tax e-filing website. 
  2. Click on the 'Link Aadhaar Status' option under the 'Quick Links' on the homepage. 
  3. Enter the PAN and Aadhaar number.
  4. Click on the 'View Aadhaar status' option. 
  5. You can see the status of your PAN-Aadhaar link on your screen. 

Final Thoughts

A PAN card is an important document that is used for various financial and identification purposes. You need to ensure that your PAN has all the updated information and is linked to your Aadhaar card. Through this, you can avoid getting your PAN card inactive. 

For the PAN card active status check, you can go to the official Income Tax e-filing website. For any assistance, you can contact the Visament website, where you will get skilled and highly qualified agents who will help you with the PAN card active status. With the help of Visament, you can verify PAN status, reducing the chances of errors or mistakes in your application. 

Frequently Asked Questions

If your PAN card is inactive, then you should write a letter to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO) in the Income Tax Department requesting to activate your PAN card status.

To check your PAN card status with your PAN number, you need to first visit the official website of the income tax e-filing website, then click on the Verify PAN status option in the quick links on the homepage, and enter your PAN number. After entering the PAN number, you will get an OTP enter the OTP to check the status of your PAN.

To check whether your PAN card is active or not, you need to visit the official Income Tax e-filing website, where you need to enter your PAN number or mobile number to check the status of your PAN.

Your Inactive PAN card will take approximately 30 working days to be activated.

You can check your PAN link status through the Income Tax e-filing website, where you need to click on the link aadhar option and enter your PAN and aadhar number to see the link status of your PAN and aadhar.

If your PAN card is deactivated or inactive, then you cannot apply for a credit card, or debit card, one a bank or cooperative account, or open a demat account, Cannot do more than 50,000 INR cash deposit or cannot pay more than 50,000 INR to any restaurant bill or hotel bill, for foreign travel and purchasing of a foreign goods.

To activate your e-PAN, you need to go to the official e-filing portal and click on the verify PAN option.  After that, you need to verify your PAN by entering all the details like name, date of birth, mobile number, and clicking on continue. After this, you will get an OTP, and by entering the OTP, you can activate your e-PAN instantly.

Here are the reasons why your PAN card is not active: first, due to not linking PAN with aadhar, having multiple PAN cards, filing incorrect details, and applying with a fake identity or giving false documents for the PAN card.

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Vipul Jain
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Vipul Jain is the Co-Founder of Visament, a trusted platform dedicated to simplifying Indian immigration, consular, and NRI services for applicants across the globe. With extensive expertise in OCI cards, Indian passport services, visa assistance, apostille and document legalization,... See Full Bio

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