PAN Card is necessary for every person. This card is issued by the Income Tax Department. This card contains many information of the cardholder, so PAN card and PAN number do not have to be given to any unknown person. In this article, we will tell you which details of the cardholder are mentioned in the PAN card and PAN number.
PAN Card is an important document. It is necessary to give PAN card while opening a bank account or to get the benefit of any government scheme. As much as PAN card is an important document, it is equally important to keep it secure. We do not have to give PAN card details to everyone.
Actually, the number mentioned in the card, which is also called PAN number, has many details hidden in that number itself. We are going to tell you where and which details are included in your PAN number.
These details are included
- Name of the cardholder
- Name of the cardholder’s father/mother
- Date of birth
- Permanent account number (PAN number)
- Signature of the cardholder
- Photo of the PAN holder
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This information is included in the PAN number
Many details of the cardholder are given in the number present on the PAN card. The income tax department issues the PAN number. The PAN number is prepared on the basis of the information you provide at the time of applying for the PAN card. By the way, the PAN number is a 10 digit alpha-numeric number. In this, every number shows some details.
- The first three letters of the PAN number are alphabets from A to Z.
- The fourth letter of the PAN card shows the category of the taxpayer. It tells which category the cardholder is included in. For example, if the fourth letter is C, it means company. We tell you which letter is representing which taxpayer category.
- The fifth character indicates the surname of the cardholder. For example, the fifth character of Rakesh Kumar’s PAN card will be K.
- All the characters after the fifth character of the PAN number are decided by the Income Tax Department.
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