Like the Aadhaar card, the PAN card has also become an important document today. Without a PAN card, you cannot complete any important work. A PAN card is always required for income or financial work.

Just like an Aadhaar card is made for a minor child, you can also make a PAN card. For this, you do not even need to go to any office. You can apply for a PAN card for the child sitting at home. If there is a plan to invest in the stock market or mutual fund in the name of the child, then a PAN card will be required.

When the child becomes an adult or 18 years old, a new PAN card can be applied for. The photo and signature on the new PAN card are new. However, the PAN number remains the same.

These documents will be required.

Before applying online, keep all the necessary documents with you.

These include an identity card, a voter ID, an Aadhaar card, passport. Apart from this, you may also have to provide the child’s birth certificate.

How to apply

To make a PAN card, first, you have to go to the NSDL website.
After this, go to New PAN and select the Indian Citizen and Individual section.
Then enter the basic information of the child and your information.
After this, scan the required document and submit it online.
Then you have to pay the required fee and submit the form.
After verification, you will get a PAN card. You can get this PAN card both physically and online. You can use it while investing in various schemes to the child. If there is a lack of electricity or internet in your area. Then you can also make a PAN card by going to a nearby government office.

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