PANAJI
The Goa government has made it mandatory to provide a Permanent Account Number (PAN) when applying for or renewing all licences and registrations across various Acts.
In a circular issued on April 11, the Finance Department has directed all the departments to ensure necessary amendments are made to relevant Acts/ Rules/ Regulations to legally enforce the PAN requirement wherever applicable.
The decision is taken following approval from the Chief Minister.
“The government has decided that the PAN issued by the Income Tax department shall be made a mandatory field in all applications for issuance or renewal of registrations, licences, permissions, etc under all Acts/ Rules implemented by various government departments, PSUs, local bodies and autonomous bodies,” Under Secretary Finance Pranab Bhat said.
He said that in cases, where no renewal is required to be done for any registrations, licences or permissions, already issued, PAN details have to be captured within three months from the date of issuance of the said circular.
Bhat has asked all the departments to ensure the requirement of PAN is incorporated into all prescribed application forms/formats/checklists within a period of six months.
The departments have to ensure that system based mechanisms are developed to enable seamless cross-verification of data using PAN across all government entities.
“All the departments shall take immediate action for the implementation of this circular and submit a compliance report to the Finance Department within a period of six months,” Bhat said.
