It was decided by the Income Tax Department to change the procedure for allotment of permanent account number. This has been put on hold as of now. The I-T department on Friday had tightened the rules for issuing PAN cards which were supposed to come into force from 3 February.
As per the earlier directive, PAN applicants were required to submit self-attested copies of residence and identity proof as well as produce original documents of such proofs at the time of submitting their applications.