SBI customers alert! The country’s top lender State Bank of India (SBI) has issued a notice to its account holders. The bank has intimated the customers to link their PAN with their Aadhaar card by month-end. The Bank has further said that if they fail to do so, they will face difficulty enjoying a seamless banking service.

Taking it to Twitter, SBI said that the bank advises its customers to link their PAN with an Aadhaar card to avoid any inconvenience. The bank has also warned that customers will face issues in availing services if they don’t link PAN with Aadhaar within the deadline. 

“We advise our customers to link their PAN with Aadhaar to avoid any inconvenience and continue enjoying a seamless banking service,” SBI said in a tweet. 

SBI customers alert! How to link Aadhaar and PAN directly from new income tax e-filing website:

1. Visit the income tax department’s website. 

2. Go to the Aadhaar Link section. 

3. Enter your Aadhaar and PAN card details. 

4. Select the ‘Link Aadhaar’ option. 

That’s it, your PAN will be linked to Aadhaar in a few seconds, during which the income tax department validates cardholders’ personal details such as name, date of birth, and gender. 

SBI customers alert! How to check PAN-Aadhaar link status online? 

On the new portal, you may check the status of your PAN-Aadhaar link. You just have to click on “Link Aadhaar Status” and input your PAN and Aadhaar number to see whether the documents have been linked successfully. You can also check your status through SMS. Enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number, leave a space, and then type your 10-digit PAN number. Then, from your registered cellphone number, send the message to 567678 or 56161. The response will be sent as a message.

The linking of the Aadhaar and PAN cards is required since it allows the government to keep track of taxable financial activities and identify them. It assists in the prevention of tax evasion. Additionally, combining the Aadhaar and PAN cards prevents an individual from having numerous PAN cards in order to avoid paying taxes. The government and financial system have joined forces to integrate Aadhaar and PAN numbers in order to make financial services and tax payments more efficient.