VERY USEFUL BOOKLET ON PERMANENT ACCOUNT NUMBER ISSUED BY INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT
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What is PAN?
Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department, to any "person" who applies for it or to whom the department allots the number without an application.
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