Budget 2019 | PAN and Aadhaar cards interchangeable for tax returns

In her Budget 2019 speech, Nirmala Sitharaman said that PAN and Aadhaar cards are interchangeable for filing tax returns. She said, “More than 120 crore Indians now have Aadhar card, therefore for ease of tax payers, I propose to make PAN card and Aadhar card interchangeable and allow those who don't have PAN to file returns by simply quoting Aadhar number and use it wherever they require to use PAN.”