The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued a notification expanding the list of documents admissible as proof of identity and address by including Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar is a 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on behalf of the government of India.
Now, Aadhaar Card can be used to for getting a PAN, which is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department.
The UIDAI has issued about 51 crore (510 million) Aadhaar numbers so far with about 11 lakh (1.1 million)
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