No. PAN is not required for Govt as Govt is not a person under Income Tax Act. Further, Govt cannot file ITR. However, there is difference in Govt. and Govt. Companies.
Compliance with Provisions of 114B of I.T Rules & RBI/2016-17/135 Dt 16.11.16 is made mandatory to have PAN enabled account only should accept Rs 50000 +. Please clarify.