Lost your PAN card! Don’t know what to do ?

Posted on : Monday, December 30, 2013

Pan card has become a lifeline these days. Thus misplacing PAN card creates panic amongst most of us. But the reality is you need not worry if you have lost your PAN card. All you need to do is apply for a duplicate PAN card. The only issue is that you need to know your PAN card No. before applying for a duplicate PAN Card.

Remember: - Your PAN card No. will never change, no matter how many times you get a duplicate one!

Don’t remember your PAN Card No. ?

Look into these documents of yours and find your PAN Card No.

1. Income Tax Returns
2. Demat Account
3. Bank Account
4. Credit Card
5. Covering Letter that you received along with the PAN Card
6. Log on to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in Go to Know Your PAN, and fill your name and date of birth and know you PAN Card NO.

Procedure of getting a duplicate PAN Card

1. Fill this form online- Request For New PAN Card Or/And Changes Or Correction in PAN Data.
2. To fill this form, go to https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/correction.html
3. Please make sure that you fill in the same details that you had filled in the original PAN. If there are any changes like change in address, identity etc then while sending the acknowledgement you’ll have to attach a proof of the same. Also you have to send a proof of issuance of PAN card.
   • To view the list of proof of issuance of PAN card click here
   • To view the list of proof of identity click here
   • To view the list of proof of address click here
4. Make payment of the processing fee of Rs. 96/- Payment can be made by cheque, draft, debit/credit card or net banking.
5. After the payment is made you will see an Acknowledgement on your screen.
6. Take a print, paste photographs & Sign this Acknowledgement with black pen only and send it to 'NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, 5th floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341, Survey No. 997/8, Model Colony, Near Deep Bungalow Chowk, Pune 411016'. While sending the Acknowledgement make sure you attach the relevant proof.
7. You will receive your PAN card within a month.