Lok Sabha Question No. 111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Pending PAN Applications
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 111

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE FEBRUARY, 2018 13 MAGHA, 1939 (SAKA) 2nd

## GPENDING PAN APPLICATIONS"

## 111: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to State:

- a) applications for Permanent Account Number (PAN)
2. whether more than 12 lakh card are lying pending due to which people are facing inconvenience to cornply with rules;
- b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
4. officials held responsible for it and if not; the reasons therefor; State/UT-wise?
- c) whether any accountability has been ensured for pending application; if s0, the

## ANSWER

## MIINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE:

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- a) & b) Presently, on an average, fifteen to twenty lakh PAN applications are being PAN generally   ranges from few hours to two weeks: As on 28th   January, 2018,
2. received per week: The time taken for processing these applications and allotmert of 20,73,434 applications are under processlpending for allotment of PAN and issuance of PAN card, The details of pendency State/UT-wise are enclosed as Annexure-1.
- c) The allotment of PAN is being carried out by the Income-tax department through two service providers viz. MIs NSDL e-Gov and Ms UTIITSL which collect applications; process them, digitize the data and submit the same to Income-tax department for final allotment of PANs. Subsequently, physical PAN card andlor e-PAN card is issued to the applicant. The   agreement  with the Service Providers has in-built  clause for levy of penalty in case of delay and the same is invoked in appropriate cases.

| State                                               | Pendency   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                         | 792        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                      | 82778      |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                   | 2795       |
| ASSAM                                               | 77401      |
| BIHAR                                               | 147920     |
| CHANDIGARH                                          | 3281       |
| CHHATISHGARH                                        | 35084      |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                              | 1443       |
| DAMAN AND DIU                                       | 1445       |
| DELHI                                               | 99497      |
| GOA                                                 | 4115       |
| GUJARAT                                             | 115916     |
| HARYANA                                             | 74397      |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                    | 11142      |
| JAMMU AND KASHNIIR                                  | 20030      |
| JHARKHAND                                           | 53254      |
| KARNATAKA                                           | 109948     |
| KERALA                                              | 39038      |
| LAKHSWADEEP                                         | 61         |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                      | 83999      |
| MAHARASHTRA                                         | 289668     |
| MANIPUR                                             | 4699       |
| MEGHALAYA                                           | 4070       |
| MIZORAM                                             | 972        |
| NAGALAND                                            |            |
| ORISSA                                              | 42847      |
| PONDICHERRY                                         | 2616       |
| PUNJAB                                              | 67983      |
| RAJASTHAN                                           | 97333      |
| SIKKIM                                              | 1279       |
| TAMILNADU                                           | 91182      |
| TELANGANA                                           | 36043      |
| TRIPURA                                             | 5598       |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                       | 302260     |
| UTTRAKHAND                                          | 20406      |
| WEST BENGAL                                         |            |
| Others(Defencelforeign/pincode 999999/888888 cases) | 4753       |
| Total Pendency uo to 28.01.2018                     | 2073434    |