Pan cards detected and deleted

kamal kishor sen (STUDENT Rajasthan) (2156 Points)

06 August 2011  

 

11,69,238 Multiple Pan Cards Detected and Deleted

 

 

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India
Ministry of Finance

 

 

6 AUGUST, 2011

 

 

No. of PAN CARD Holders:

As on 31.3.2009

8,09,21,993

As on 31.3.2010

9,59,26,877

As on 31.3.2011

12,10,45,706

No. of Returns filed during the financial year

 

FY 2008-09

3,38,69,567

FY 2009-10

3,27,36,625

FY 2010-11

3,47,75,956

            The Department has identified the multiple PANs belonging to the  same person through an automated Computer System of the Department.  Till date 11,69,238 multiple PANs have been detected and deleted.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri S.S.Palanimanickam in written reply to an Unstarred Question in Lok  Sabha today.