The traditional process of obtaining a physical PAN card can take some time due to printing, postage, and manual handling.
To make the process faster, e-PANs are generated and delivered electronically, reducing the issuance time significantly.
e-PAN is a digitally signed PAN card issued in electronic format based on e-KYC data of Aadhaar.
The Instant e-PAN service is available to all individual taxpayers, who have not been allotted a PAN but possess Aadhaar.
Firstly, visit the e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department: https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/
Go to the e-Filing portal homepage, click Instant e-PAN. On the e-PAN page, click Get New e-PAN.
On the Get New e-PAN page, enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number, select the I confirm that checkbox and click Continue.
On the OTP validation page, click I have read the consent terms and agree to proceed further. Click Continue.
Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile number linked with Aadhaar, select the checkbox to validate the Aadhaar details with UIDAI and click Continue.
On the Validate Aadhaar Details page, select the I Accept that checkbox and click Continue.