The government is likely to extend the deadline for linking the permanent account number with Aadhaar by another two-three months, officials said.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes could issue a notification to this effect soon, a government official, privy to the development, told ET.

However, a fee will have to be paid for the period. The last date for linkage of PAN-Aadhaar is March 31, 2023.The CBDT had, while extending the deadline on March 30, 2022 by one year, set a fee of Rs. 500 for up to three months from 1st April, 2022 and Rs.1000 after that.