As on January 24, the total number of Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) linked with Aadhaar is 43,34,75,209. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. The Minister further stated that the time-limit as extended by the Government for linking all PAN cards with Aadhaar cards is March 31, 2022.
Speaking on the difficulties involved, the Minister stated that there could be different reasons for difficulties in linking PAN card with Aadhaar card faced by the taxpayers. These inter alia may be on account of mismatch between PAN and Aadhaar details in respect of information regarding name, date/year of birth, mobile number for receipt of OTP for linking of PAN, etc.
If the mismatch is on account of Aadhaar Card details, the taxpayer may get the Aadhaar details corrected by concerned authority. Wherever the mismatch or difficulty regarding PAN card itself is brought to notice, action is taken and resolution is provided to the taxpayer, the Minister stated.
Monthly gross GST collection Rs. 1.30 lakh cr.
The minister also said that the average monthly gross Goods & Services Tax (GST) collection for the third quarter of FY 2021-22 has been Rs.1.30 lakh crore against the average monthly collection of Rs.1.10 lakh crore and Rs 1.15 lakh crore in the first and second quarters respectively.
He further stated that a record GST collection of Rs.1,40,986 crore is reported in the month of January, 2022 and this collection has been the highest since implementation of the GST.
It may be seen from the above table that there is a minor dip in the GST collection in the month of December, 2021 as compared to the months of October and November, 2021 but it touched the highest ever collection of Rs. 1,40,986 crore in January, 2022, the Minister stated.
The Minister also stated that since the Government has been making concerted efforts to raise tax revenue collections which inter-alia includes GST rate rationalidation to improve tax compliance, e-invoice system, mandatory e-filing and e-payment of taxes, penalty for delayed payment, extensive use of third- party sources.
The sources are such as State VAT Department, Income Tax etc. for compliance verification, regular enforcement & compliance verification of tax returns, taxpayer education and media campaign etc. and further system based analytical tools and system generated red flag reports are being shared with Central as well as State Tax authorities to take action against tax evaders, therefore, it is expected that the GST collection may remain buoyant in the coming months as well.
