List of approved categories Best Guide 2025
Approved categories for a PAN Card cover individuals, businesses, and various organizations. It ensures that people from different fields, such as salaried employees, business owners, and non-residents, can apply for it based on their needs. The categories are designed to make the process smooth and accessible for everyone.
Individuals can use a PAN card for managing taxes, while businesses, trusts, and partnerships rely on it for financial and tax-related tasks. Foreign nationals who have financial dealings in India can also apply under special categories. These approved categories simplify tax management for all types of users.
List of Approved Categories
There are the following list of approved categories:
(1) Financial Institutions like banks, etc.
(2) Credit card companies and institutions
(3) Government Agencies
(4) Mutual Fund
(5) Depository Participant
(6) Persons required to file Annual Information Returns
(7) Any other entity required to furnish Annual Information return.
(8) Insurance Companies.
(9) Educational institutions established by regulatory bodies.
(10) KYC Registration Agency (KRA).
(11) Credit information companies approved by the RBI.
(12) Stock Exchanges, Commodity Exchanges, and Clearing Corporations.
(13) Companies and government TDS deductors to verify the PAN of TDS and TCS deductees.
(14) Non-banking financial companies approved by the RBI.
(15) Insurance Repository.
(16) Goods and Services Tax Network—Reg.
(17) DSC issuing authorities (reg).
(18) Housing Finance Companies-Reg.
(19) Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers approved by the RBI.
(20) Stamp and Registration Department.
(21) Investment adviser approved by SEBI.
(22) Payments Bank approved, RBI.
(23) Department of Commercial Taxes.
(24) Insurance Web Aggregators.
(25) Income Tax Projects.
(26) Payment and Settlement System Operators authorized by the RBI.
(27) Central Recordkeeping Agency of the National Pension System.
(28) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)-approved point of presence (for online platform).
(29) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) approved direct (life & general) brokers.
(30) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-approved Authorized Dealer, Category II.
(31) The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) is a is a registered, approved mutual fund advisor.
(32) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved a registrar to issue and transfer shares.
