who issue pan card in india

The Permanent Account Number (PAN) in India is issued by the Income Tax Department, Government of India, under the supervision of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT). The PAN is a ten-digit alphanumeric number that acts as a primary financial and tax identifier for individuals and other legal entities. The actual processing of PAN applications, verification of documents, and the issuance and delivery of the physical and e-PAN cards are handled by authorized managed service providers like Protean eGov Technologies Limited and UTI Infrastructure Technology Services Limited on behalf of the Income Tax Department.