A name mismatch stops PAN and Aadhaar from linking • An unlinked PAN can become inoperative, with no refunds and higher TDS • You fix either side, and the choice matters

PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch: How to Fix It and Link Them in Jharkhand

When your name reads one way on your PAN and another on your Aadhaar, the two will not link. That is more than an inconvenience. The Income Tax Department says that, from 1 July 2023, for a PAN that has become inoperative, "refund of any amount of tax or part thereof, due under the provisions of the Act shall not be made to him", and tax is deducted and collected at higher rates. Its own answer to a name mismatch is short: "Correct your details in either PAN or Aadhaar database such that both have matching details." The word "either" is the important one, because the side you choose to correct decides how hard this is. If correcting still does not work, the Department points you to "biometric based authentication at dedicated centers of PAN Service Providers (Protean & UTIITSL)". And a fee applies: "A fee of one thousand rupees will continue to apply to make the PAN operative by intimating the Aadhaar number."

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1000Rupees, the fee to make the PAN operative by giving the Aadhaar number

2Sides you can correct, PAN or Aadhaar, and only one needs to move

2Times only, that a name may be updated in Aadhaar

4Groups the linking requirement does not apply to

Reviewed by the Jharkhandnamechange.com documentation desk • Updated 27 September 2026

Quick answer

Four points, in the order you will need them. First, know what is at stake. The Income Tax Department lists the consequences of an inoperative PAN, applying from 1 July 2023. No refund of tax "shall... be made to him"; no interest on a refund for the period the PAN is inoperative; tax deducted "at higher rate, in accordance with the provisions of section 206AA"; and tax collected "at higher rate, in accordance with the provisions of section 206CC". Second, correct one side, not both. The Department's answer is "Correct your details in either PAN or Aadhaar database such that both have matching details." PAN corrections go through Protean or UTIITSL; Aadhaar corrections go through UIDAI. Choose the side that disagrees with your oldest document, usually the Class 10 certificate. And remember that UIDAI allows a name to be updated only twice, so if your Aadhaar name updates are used up, correct the PAN instead. Third, if correction still does not make them link, use the biometric route. The Department says to use "biometric based authentication at dedicated centers of PAN Service Providers (Protean & UTIITSL)", carrying "your PAN, Aadhaar, Fee paid (of Rs.1000/) challan copy" and paying the "requisite biometric authentication charge at the center". Fourth, check whether you need to link at all. The requirement "does not apply to any individual who is" residing in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir or Meghalaya, a non-resident, eighty years or more, or not a citizen of India. If none of those applies to you, you must link. The Department's pages do not say how long it takes for the PAN to become operative after linking, so we print no timeline.

The cause

Why a Name Mismatch Stops PAN and Aadhaar From Linking

PAN and Aadhaar name mismatch, how to fix it and link them in Jharkhand — Two databases, two spellings, and a link that will not go through until one of them moves.

Linking is not a human reading two cards and deciding they belong to the same person. It is two Government databases comparing the details they each hold. If the details do not match, the link fails, however obvious it is to you that the two are the same person.

The Income Tax Department's own frequently asked question on this is worded exactly the way people experience it: "I cannot link my Aadhaar with PAN because there is a mismatch in my name/phone number/date of birth in Aadhaar and PAN. What should I do?" So the name is one of the things compared, along with the date of birth and the phone number.

The kinds of name difference that cause this in Jharkhand are usually small. A middle name on one and not the other. An initial on the PAN and the full name on the Aadhaar. A Hindi name transliterated two ways, such as Kumar and Kumaar. A married name on the Aadhaar and the maiden name on the PAN. None of these is a different person, but a database comparing characters cannot tell that. See short name against full name and Hindi to English spelling.

Common name differences between PAN and Aadhaar that stop linking
The difference	What usually fixes it
An initial on one, the full name on the other	Correct the shorter one to the full name, which is what every other office reads more easily
A middle name on one only	Match both to your oldest document, usually the Class 10 certificate
A Hindi transliteration spelt two ways	Pick the spelling on your Class 10 certificate and move the other document to it
Married name on one, maiden name on the other	Update the one still in the old name, with the marriage certificate as proof. See name change after marriage
The date of birth differs, not the name	A separate problem with stricter rules. See date of birth correction
The phone number is the problem	The simplest to fix. Update the number and try again

Why this matters

What an Inoperative PAN Costs You

A PAN that is not linked when it should be can become inoperative, and the Department sets out what that means. It says the consequences apply "from 1st July, 2023", and it lists four:

The consequences of an inoperative PAN, as the Income Tax Department lists them
The consequence	In the Department's words
No tax refund	"refund of any amount of tax or part thereof, due under the provisions of the Act shall not be made to him"
No interest on the refund	Interest "shall not be payable to him on such refund" for the period the PAN is inoperative
Higher tax deducted at source	Tax "shall be deducted at higher rate, in accordance with the provisions of section 206AA"
Higher tax collected at source	Tax "shall be collected at higher rate, in accordance with the provisions of section 206CC"

Why a salaried person in Jharkhand feels this quickly. An employer, a bank paying interest on a fixed deposit, or anybody else deducting tax at source reads your PAN. If it is inoperative, they deduct at the higher rate, and a refund you might have been due is held back. So a name mismatch that stops the link is not a paperwork problem you can leave for later; it can start costing money on the next payment made to you. We do not print what the higher rates are, because they depend on the payment and are set by the provisions the Department names.

The way back is also set out. "A fee of one thousand rupees will continue to apply to make the PAN operative by intimating the Aadhaar number." What the Department's pages do not say is how long it takes after that for the PAN to become operative again, so we print no timeline and suggest you do this well before any refund or payment you are waiting for.

The decision that saves the most trouble

Which to Correct for a PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch: PAN or Aadhaar

The Income Tax Department gives you the choice in one word. "Correct your details in either PAN or Aadhaar database such that both have matching details." For the PAN, it points to Protean or UTIITSL. For the Aadhaar, it points to UIDAI.

You only have to move one of them. Which one depends on three things, and they are worth thinking through before you touch either.

How to decide whether to correct the PAN or the Aadhaar
The question	What it tells you
Which one matches your Class 10 certificate?	Keep that one and move the other. The Class 10 certificate is the record every recruitment panel reads as the anchor
How many Aadhaar name updates have you used?	UIDAI allows a name to be updated twice. If both are gone, correct the PAN instead, because a third Aadhaar name change is an exception process in person. See the Aadhaar update limit
Which one is linked to more of your other records?	Your bank, your demat account and your mutual funds rely on the PAN. Changing the PAN name means those may need updating too. See demat and mutual fund name change
Is it a genuine change of name, such as after marriage?	Move the one still in the old name to the new name, with the marriage certificate or the Gazette notice as proof
Is the father's name also involved?	The PAN has a real father's name field; the Aadhaar does not. See father's name in PAN

The rule of thumb we use. If both your Aadhaar and your PAN are properly issued and neither is a typing error, correct whichever one differs from your Class 10 certificate. If both differ from it, settle the Class 10 spelling on paper first and bring both to it, Aadhaar last if you are short of name updates. Never change both in the same week, because you will not know which one caused the next failure. For the PAN correction itself, see PAN name change, and for the Aadhaar, see Aadhaar name change.

When correction is not enough

Biometric Authentication at Protean and UTIITSL for PAN Aadhaar Linking

Sometimes the names are corrected and the link still fails. For that situation the Department gives a fallback. It says that if linking still fails, "you are advised to avail the option of biometric based authentication at dedicated centers of PAN Service Providers (Protean & UTIITSL)."

It also says what to take. "You should carry your PAN, Aadhaar, Fee paid (of Rs.1000/) challan copy and avail the facility after paying requisite biometric authentication charge at the center."

Read that sentence as two separate payments. The Rs 1,000 fee is the one already paid, whose challan copy you carry. The "requisite biometric authentication charge" is paid at the centre, and the Department does not state the amount. We print no figure for it. Ask the centre before you go. And use this route only after correcting the mismatch has failed, not instead of correcting it, because a biometric check at a centre does not change the name held in either database.

What to take for biometric authentication at a PAN service provider centre
What to carry or pay	Why
Your PAN	Named in the Department's instruction
Your Aadhaar	Named in the Department's instruction
The challan copy for the Rs 1,000 fee	"Fee paid (of Rs.1000/) challan copy"
The biometric authentication charge	Paid at the centre. Amount not stated by the Department; ask first
Where	A dedicated centre of Protean or UTIITSL, the PAN service providers

Check this before you spend anything

Who Does Not Need to Link PAN With Aadhaar

Not everybody has to link. The Department says the requirement "does not apply to any individual who is" one of four kinds of person.

The groups the PAN Aadhaar linking requirement does not apply to
The group	What it means for a Jharkhand resident
Residing in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, or Meghalaya	Not Jharkhand. A Jharkhand resident is not in this group
A non-resident, as defined under the Income-tax Act 1961	Relevant to people from Jharkhand living abroad. See name change for an NRI
Eighty years or more	Relevant to elderly parents, whose PAN and Aadhaar names often differ
Not a citizen of India	Not the usual case for our readers

Why this matters for families. Many elderly parents in Jharkhand hold a PAN in one spelling and an Aadhaar in another, and their children spend weeks trying to link them. If the parent is eighty or older, the Department says the linking requirement does not apply to them. That does not make a name mismatch harmless for other purposes, such as a bank or a pension office. But it does mean you may not need to fight the link at all.

Do it in this order

How to Fix a PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch and Link Them

Check whether you need to link at all

Not required for a non-resident, somebody aged eighty or more, a non-citizen, or a resident of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir or Meghalaya.

Write both names side by side, letter by letter

And your Class 10 certificate spelling beside them. Also check the date of birth and the phone number, which are compared too.

Decide which one to correct

The one that differs from your Class 10 certificate. If your Aadhaar name updates are used up, correct the PAN instead.

Correct only that one

PAN through Protean or UTIITSL; Aadhaar through UIDAI. Never both in the same week.

Wait for the correction to be completed

Then check that the corrected record really shows the spelling you asked for, before you try to link.

Pay the fee if your PAN is inoperative

"A fee of one thousand rupees will continue to apply to make the PAN operative". Keep the challan copy.

Try the link again

On the Income Tax Department's e-filing portal. With matching details it should now go through.

If it still fails, use biometric authentication

At a dedicated centre of Protean or UTIITSL, with your PAN, Aadhaar and the Rs 1,000 challan copy, paying the charge at the centre.

Update anything that relies on the PAN name, if you changed the PAN

Bank, demat and mutual funds. This is the cost of correcting the PAN side, and why it is worth choosing carefully.

Do all this before a refund or payment is due

An inoperative PAN means no refund and higher deduction. The Department does not say how long reactivation takes, so leave time.

The five minutes that decide the whole job. Put your PAN, your Aadhaar and your Class 10 certificate side by side and ask which two agree. Correct the third one, and only that one. Most PAN and Aadhaar mismatches we see are settled by that single decision.

The full process

Central Gazette Process for a Name From Jharkhand, and Where It Fits PAN and Aadhaar

Read this before the rest of this section, because most PAN and Aadhaar mismatches do not need a Gazette notice at all. An initial against a full name, a missing middle name or a Hindi name spelt two ways is a spelling problem, corrected at Protean, UTIITSL or UIDAI with ordinary proof such as your Class 10 certificate. A Gazette notice earns its cost only where the name genuinely changed, for a reason other than marriage, and you need proof of the change for the PAN, the Aadhaar and everything that follows them. It is printed in full so you can judge which situation you are in, and so you recognise at once when a notice is being sold to somebody who only has a spelling error.

No district in Jharkhand has a gazette counter, so a genuine file goes from Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Deoghar or anywhere else in the state to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054, and the notice publishes in Part IV of the Gazette of India. As reported in July 2025 the Finance Department stopped personal name change notifications from the Jharkhand Government Press with immediate effect, so there is no state alternative to fall back on.

The Eight Steps of a Name File Sent From Jharkhand

Settle the final name first

Letter by letter, with the spacing you want, and then use exactly that everywhere, Aadhaar included. A corrigendum after publication is a second fee and a second wait.

Pick the category, then its proforma

A genuine change of name is change of Name Adult or Major. A wrongly typed spelling is the public notice for a wrongly written name. Twelve categories exist and only one is yours.

Type the proforma in duplicate

Two originals with two witnesses giving signature, full name, address and mobile number on both copies. A change of name is signed in the old name; a public notice is signed in your own name.

Fill the employment field if it is a change of name

The adult proforma asks for the post of the applicant and the office or company name. A student or a homemaker should still complete it rather than leaving it blank, because a blank field brings the file back.

Publish and keep the original paper

One of the daily local leading newspapers, carrying both names in full, the father or husband name and the residential address. The whole original paper goes in the file, not a cutting.

Pay only through BharatKosh

The Non Tax Receipt Portal and nowhere else since October 2018. Select the Department of Publication by name, read the amount the portal shows on the day, pay in your own name and print the e-receipt.

Check every date, then post it yourself

Nothing in the file older than one year. Personally or by post or courier only, never through an agent or advocate. Photocopy everything first, because nothing sent in comes back.

Read the notice, then update in the right order

Check every word the day it publishes, download the e-Gazette copy, and then update the Aadhaar first, because the system leverages it for unique identification, and let the PAN, the bank account and any investment records follow after it in that order. Correct only one of PAN and Aadhaar with it first, then try the link, and keep the Rs 1,000 challan if the PAN is inoperative.

The Five Papers in the File, and What Is Checked in Each

The five papers of a Central Gazette name file from Jharkhand and what the Department checks in each
The paper	What is checked in it, clause by clause
1. The proforma, in duplicate	That it is the right category format; the existing full name exactly as your documents carry it; the new full name exactly as settled; the father or husband name; the full address with pin code; the post and office or company name where it is a change of name; the signature in the right name for the category; two witnesses complete with signature, full name, address and mobile number
2. The affidavit or undertaking	The same names and address as the proforma, word for word, with wording matching the category. On Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper as our safe default
3. The original newspaper	The original paper, not a cutting; the paper name and date of publication visible; both names carried; the father or husband name and residential address; dated within the last year
4. Photographs, identity proof and any category paper	Two self attested passport photographs; self attested identity and address proof matching the proforma address; both witnesses proofs; and, in a public notice file, the attested photocopy of the connected document carrying the error
5. The CD, its certificate and the BharatKosh receipt	MS Word, without the witness portion, with the name typed in place of the signature; the certificate that the hard copy and the soft copy are the same; the forwarding letter to the Controller of Publication with a telephone number and email; the e-receipt

The proforma is where files are lost, and there are twelve to choose from. A wrongly typed spelling filed on the change of name form declares henceforth be known as, claiming a change you never made. The Government charge already paid is not refunded, because BharatKosh payments are non-refundable. You then have six months to make good a shortcoming the Department points out, after which a fresh application with all new documents is required.

What to select on BharatKosh, field by field. Pay to the Department of Publication under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and pick the Ministry, the Pay and Accounts Office and the Drawing and Disbursing Officer by their names in the dropdown, never by a code copied off a website. The codes printed for this office on different websites do not agree with each other, and money paid into the wrong head cannot be traced to your file. Read the amount on the portal on the day you pay, because it is revised each financial year.

What a Gazette notice will not do for PAN and Aadhaar linking. It will not link them by itself. The link goes through only when the details in both databases match, so the notice is only useful once one side has actually been updated with it. It will not remove the Rs 1,000 fee, and it will not give you a third Aadhaar name update. Since we publish these notices, the honest version is this: if your problem is a spelling, correct the spelling, which is cheaper than anything in this section. Our name correction against name change page explains the difference.

The posting detail is on the sending the file to Delhi page, the change of name wording on the proforma format page and the public notice wording on the public notice proforma page, the charge by category on the fee and undertaking page, the reasons files come back on the rejection reasons page, and the download on the download page.

Money, plainly

What Fixing a PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch Costs

Only one figure on this page comes from the Income Tax Department's own words, and that is the Rs 1,000 fee. Everything else is either charged by another office or not stated by the Department, and we say which.

Costs when fixing a PAN and Aadhaar name mismatch
Item	What we can and cannot tell you
Fee to make the PAN operative by giving the Aadhaar number	Rs 1,000. "A fee of one thousand rupees will continue to apply", in the Department's words
Biometric authentication charge at a Protean or UTIITSL centre	Not stated by the Department. Some websites print a figure; we do not. Ask the centre before you go
PAN correction through Protean or UTIITSL	Charged by the service provider. See PAN name change. We print no figure here
Aadhaar name update through UIDAI	Charged by UIDAI. See Aadhaar name change. We print no figure here
A Central Gazette notice	Only needed for a genuine change of name with no other proof. Paid through BharatKosh, revised each financial year, never refunded
The cost of doing nothing	No refund, no interest on it, and higher TDS and TCS while the PAN stays inoperative
What we charge	Quoted on the call. If the fix is a simple spelling correction you can do yourself, we will say so and charge you nothing

The mistake that costs the most. Correcting both PAN and Aadhaar at once, each to a slightly different spelling, and ending up with a fresh mismatch and one Aadhaar name update fewer. Correct one side, check it, and only then try the link. And since we publish Gazette notices, the honest version: most PAN and Aadhaar mismatches are spelling errors that need no Gazette at all.

Myths we correct most often

Myths About PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch and Linking

Common beliefs about PAN and Aadhaar name mismatch and what is actually so
What people believe	What is actually so
I must correct both PAN and Aadhaar	"Correct your details in either PAN or Aadhaar database". One is enough
A small spelling difference does not matter	Two databases compare the details; a small difference can stop the link
Only the name is compared	The Department's own question names name, phone number and date of birth
An unlinked PAN only matters when filing a return	Higher TDS and TCS apply on payments to you, and refunds are held
I can change my Aadhaar name as often as I like	UIDAI allows a name to be updated twice
Biometric authentication changes my name in the records	It does not. It is a way to complete the link, not a correction
The biometric route is free once I have paid Rs 1,000	The Department says to pay the "requisite biometric authentication charge at the center" as well
Everybody must link	Not a non-resident, somebody eighty or older, a non-citizen, or a resident of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir or Meghalaya
The PAN becomes operative the same day	The Department's pages state no timeline; leave time
I need a Gazette notice to fix the mismatch	Usually not. A spelling error is corrected with ordinary proof
An agent can link it without me	The biometric route needs you in person, with your PAN and Aadhaar

The habit that protects you from all eleven. Ask which published sentence requires the thing being demanded. Apply it to any agent, and to this page. Every rule here is quoted from the Income Tax Department's own help pages, and where the Department gives no figure or timeline, the page says so.

Plain meanings

Key Terms in PAN and Aadhaar Linking

Key terms used in PAN and Aadhaar linking
Term	What it means in practice
PAN Aadhaar linking	Telling the Income Tax Department your Aadhaar number so the two records are joined
Name mismatch	The name in the PAN database does not match the name in the Aadhaar database
Demographic details	Name, date of birth and other personal details the two databases compare
Inoperative PAN	A PAN that should have been linked and was not, with no refunds and higher deduction
TDS	Tax deducted at source, at a higher rate under section 206AA when the PAN is inoperative
TCS	Tax collected at source, at a higher rate under section 206CC when the PAN is inoperative
Protean	One of the two PAN service providers, formerly NSDL e-Gov
UTIITSL	The other PAN service provider
UIDAI	The authority that issues and updates Aadhaar
Biometric based authentication	Confirming your identity by your biometrics, in person, at a PAN centre when correction alone does not complete the link
Challan	The payment receipt for the Rs 1,000 fee, carried to the biometric centre
Non-resident	A person who is not resident under the Income-tax Act 1961, not required to link

Coverage

PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch Help Across Jharkhand

Most PAN and Aadhaar mismatches we see are settled by one decision: which of the two to correct. We check your PAN, your Aadhaar and your Class 10 certificate, tell you which side to move, and what proof to use. Where the name genuinely changed, we tell you whether a marriage certificate is enough or whether a Gazette notice is really needed. What we will not do is sell you a Gazette notice to fix a spelling, or promise when the PAN will become operative. We help people across Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Deoghar and every other district, on scans over WhatsApp.

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Send your PAN, Aadhaar and Class 10 certificate

Send your PAN card first, then your Aadhaar, and your Class 10 certificate. Add a screenshot of the error the e-filing portal showed, and tell us in one line whether your PAN is already inoperative and whether you have ever updated your Aadhaar name before. Our first reply tells you which side to correct and what proof to use. If the fix is a spelling correction you can do yourself, we will tell you that and charge you nothing. Details on the contact page.

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FAQ

PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch: Frequently Asked Questions

Why will my PAN and Aadhaar not link when the name is only slightly different?+

Because two Government databases compare the details they hold, character by character. The Income Tax Department's own question on this reads "I cannot link my Aadhaar with PAN because there is a mismatch in my name/phone number/date of birth in Aadhaar and PAN. What should I do?" An initial, a middle name or a Hindi spelling written two ways is enough to stop it.

What does the Income Tax Department say to do about a name mismatch?+

"Correct your details in either PAN or Aadhaar database such that both have matching details." For the PAN, it points to Protean or UTIITSL. For the Aadhaar, it points to UIDAI. You only need to correct one of them.

Should I correct my PAN or my Aadhaar?+

Correct whichever one differs from your Class 10 certificate. But if your Aadhaar name updates are used up, correct the PAN instead, because UIDAI allows a name to be updated twice. And remember that your bank, demat account and mutual funds rely on the PAN name, so changing the PAN may mean updating those too.

What happens if my PAN becomes inoperative?+

The Department says that from 1 July 2023, no refund "shall... be made to him", no interest is paid on a refund for that period, and tax is deducted at a higher rate under section 206AA and collected at a higher rate under section 206CC.

How much is the fee to make my PAN operative again?+

Rs 1,000. The Department says "A fee of one thousand rupees will continue to apply to make the PAN operative by intimating the Aadhaar number." Keep the challan copy, because you need it if you later go for biometric authentication.

How long does it take for the PAN to become operative after linking?+

The Department's help pages we read do not say. So we print no timeline. Do the correction and the link well before any refund or payment you are waiting for.

What if the names match after correction and the link still fails?+

The Department says "you are advised to avail the option of biometric based authentication at dedicated centers of PAN Service Providers (Protean & UTIITSL)." Carry "your PAN, Aadhaar, Fee paid (of Rs.1000/) challan copy" and pay the "requisite biometric authentication charge at the center."

How much is the biometric authentication charge?+

The Department does not state the amount. It says only that you pay the "requisite biometric authentication charge at the center". Some websites print a figure; we do not, because we could not find it on the Department's page. Ask the centre before you go.

Does my eighty year old father need to link his PAN and Aadhaar?+

The Department says the requirement "does not apply to any individual who is" eighty years or more. The same applies to a non-resident, a person who is not a citizen of India, and a resident of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir or Meghalaya. A Jharkhand resident under eighty who is a citizen must link.

My date of birth is also different. Is the fix the same?+

No, a date of birth correction has stricter rules than a name correction. The Department's question lists date of birth as one of the details compared, so it has to match too. See our date of birth correction page.

Do I need a Gazette notice to fix a PAN and Aadhaar name mismatch?+

Usually not. Most mismatches are spelling errors, initials or a missing middle name, corrected with ordinary proof such as the Class 10 certificate. A Gazette notice is for a genuine change of name, such as a new name for another reason where there is no marriage certificate. Since we publish Gazette notices, we say this plainly: do not buy one to fix a spelling.

How much of this can you do for us?+

The checking and the deciding. We look at your PAN, Aadhaar and Class 10 certificate and tell you which side to correct and what proof to use. We cannot link your PAN for you, cannot do the biometric check on your behalf, and cannot promise when the PAN will become operative.

Who wrote and checked this page

Written and maintained by the Jharkhandnamechange.com documentation desk, led by founder Vipin Chauhan, B.Tech LL.B, with 5+ years filing with the Department of Publication. The rules on this page are quoted from the Income Tax Department's own help pages. From its Link Aadhaar frequently asked questions and its Link Aadhaar help page, read on incometax.gov.in: the consequences of an inoperative PAN applying "from 1st July, 2023", including no refund, no interest on it, and higher deduction and collection under sections 206AA and 206CC; the question on a mismatch in "name/phone number/date of birth"; the answer "Correct your details in either PAN or Aadhaar database such that both have matching details"; the biometric based authentication at Protean and UTIITSL centres and what to carry; the sentence that "A fee of one thousand rupees will continue to apply"; and the four groups the requirement does not apply to. The Aadhaar name update limit is from UIDAI. Three limits are declared openly on the page itself rather than buried here. First, the Department does not state the biometric authentication charge, so we print no figure, although some websites do. Second, the Department's pages do not say how long a PAN takes to become operative after linking, so we print no timeline. Third, we print no PAN or Aadhaar correction fee on this page, because those are charged by the service providers and UIDAI. The advice that most mismatches need no Gazette notice is our own working practice, and it is advice against our own sales. We are a documentation consultancy and not advocates, not chartered accountants, not the Income Tax Department, not Protean, not UTIITSL, not UIDAI, and not the Department of Publication. Who we are is on the about page.

Last reviewed 27 September 2026 • 9540005002 • info@jharkhandnamechange.com • Jharkhandnamechange.com is a private documentation consultancy and is not the Department of Publication, the Controller of Publication, the Income Tax Department, Protean, UTIITSL, UIDAI, any court, a law firm or any Government office. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice.

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Sources used for the PAN and Aadhaar name mismatch page
Source	What it is used for on this page
Income Tax Department, Link Aadhaar FAQ, incometax.gov.in	The most important source on this page. The mismatch question and its answer, the inoperative PAN consequences from 1 July 2023, the biometric route and what to carry, and the Rs 1,000 fee
Income Tax Department, Link Aadhaar help page, incometax.gov.in	The groups the linking requirement "does not apply to": residents of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya, non-residents, those aged eighty or more, and non-citizens
UIDAI	The rule that a name may be updated in Aadhaar twice
What we could not verify	The biometric authentication charge, which the Department does not state; how long reactivation takes; and current PAN and Aadhaar correction fees, which we do not print here
Our other pages on the neighbouring questions	The PAN correction on the PAN page; the Aadhaar correction on the Aadhaar page; the father's name on the PAN father's name page

Why this page quotes the Income Tax Department rather than a blog. Many pages on this subject print a biometric charge or a reactivation time that the Department's own help pages do not state. The Department's words are the only ones that bind anybody, so ask any adviser which published sentence their figure comes from.

Quick Summary

PAN and Aadhaar Name Mismatch in Nine Lines

The short version

A name mismatch stops PAN and Aadhaar from linking.
An inoperative PAN means no refund and higher TDS and TCS.
Correct either PAN or Aadhaar, not both.
Correct the one that differs from your Class 10 certificate.
If your two Aadhaar name updates are used up, correct the PAN.
The fee to make the PAN operative is Rs 1,000.
If it still fails, use biometric authentication at Protean or UTIITSL.
Those aged eighty or more and non-residents need not link.
A spelling error does not need a Gazette notice.

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