Government of India
                                 Ministry of Finance
                              Department of Revenue
                            Central Board of Direct Taxes

                                                        New Delhi, 31st August, 2018

                                PRESS RELEASE

 Draft notification proposing amendments in rule 114 of the Income-tax Rules,
 1962 and permanent account number application Forms (Form 49A and Form
                    49AA) - Inviting comments of stakeholders






       Rule 114 of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (I.T.Rules) inter alia provides for the
manner in which an application for allotment of a permanent account number (PAN)
shall be made in Form No.49A and Form No.49AA (PAN application Forms).
         At present, furnishing of father's name is mandatory for the allotment of PAN.
It is proposed to amend the I.T.Rules so as to provide that furnishing of father's name
shall not be mandatory for a person whose mother is the single parent. Besides this,
it is also proposed to amend the I.T.Rules for specifying the time-line for making an
application for allotment of PAN by certain persons and issuance of PAN.
       In view of the above, a draft notification proposing amendments in Form
No.49A, Form No.49AA and rule 114 of the IT Rules has been uploaded on the
website of the Income Tax Department www.incometaxindia.gov.in for comments
from stakeholders and general public.






     The comments and suggestions on the draft notification may be sent by 17 th
September, 2018 electronically at the email address ts.mapwal@nic.in.



                                                           (Surabhi Ahluwalia)
                                                     Commissioner of Income Tax
                                                      (Media & Technical Policy)
                                                      Official Spokesperson, CBDT.