The Centre has called for amended income tax rules, making it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN.

The government has also made it mandatory to quote the Aadhaar number or enrolment ID to apply for PAN.

The government's rationale behind linking Aadhaar with PAN is to eliminate fake or multiple PANs held by the same person from the system.

Earlier in June, the Supreme Court upheld the law making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns and its linkage to PAN.