As it is well known that the income tax department has allowed Aadhaar card holders to use the biometric id number in lieu of the Permanent Account Number (PAN). But as per new provision of Income Tax, fine of Rs. 10,000 may be levied in case of wrong Aadhar Number. As per the latest amendments in the Finance Bill 2019, not only allowed people to use Aadhaar in lieu of PAN but also introduced a penalty for giving a false Aadhaar number. However, the new penalty rules are applicable only in cases where you are using Aadhaar in lieu of PAN and where quoting PAN is mandatory according to the income tax department rules. It is well known that although Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, yet the fine is not imposed by UIDAI but by the income tax department. Under Section 272B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the department can impose a penalty in case of default in complying with provisions relating to PAN, i.e., failure to obtain, quote, or authenticate PAN.
Railways to Launch Ticket Booking through Non-Internet based Mobile
Phones with Effect from 1st July 2013
With
an aim to further facilitate the passengers, Indian Railways Catering
& Tourism Corporation (IRCTC),a public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry
of Railways, will be launching a pilot project of ticketing through
non-internet based mobile phones with effect from 1st July 2013. This will
enable people using non-internet based mobile phones to easily access Railway
ticketing services through SMS/IVRS/USSD. The scheme is user-friendly, secure
and also eco-friendly, as no print out is required.
Indian
Railways has continuously endeavored to improve the ease and access of
ticketing. The e-ticketing initiative of Indian Railways has been one
of the most passenger-friendly initiatives of Indian Railways. In order to
further expand the reach of ticketing, the Minister of Railways had made a
Budget announcement regarding launch of ticketing through mobile phones was
announced in the Railway Budget. The objective was to tap the potential of
mobile phone market in India and thereby facilitate the common man, by
providing him any-where any-time and hassle free booking option.
The salient features of this new scheme to be operationalised on1st July, 2013 are:
There will be a dedicated number on which SMS can be sent.
- No need of internet at any
stage viz. booking, payment,
cancellation etc.
- One has to register the mobile
number with IRCTC as well as one’s bank.
The Bank (one time password) for authorization of payment.
- The passenger has to type the train
number, destination, journey date, class and passenger details like name,
age and gender on the SMS box.
- The sender will receive
transaction ID and then make
payment through sending another SMS by typing PAY followed
by the transaction ID, MMID as received from the bank and password.
- On successful booking of ticket, message will
be sent to the user by IRCTC which will suffice as valid authority to
travel along with photo ID card in
original.
- Cancellation of tickets can
also be done through the cancellation option available.
- The scheme will
be on pilot basis and will not be available during the 8 am - 12 pm for bookingARP/Tatkal/General tickets.
Source: PIB
(Release ID :96586)
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