Inoperative doesn't mean inactive: Tax department allays NRIs' fear over PAN cards

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

While Non-Resident Indians NRIs are not required to obtain an Aadhaar number, the recent conclusion of the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar numbers caused distress for many NRIs, as their PAN cards have become 'inoperative.' To allay these fears, the Income Tax Department issued three clarifications. Firstly, ITD has mapped the residential status of NRIs in case they have filed the ITR in any of the last 3 AYs or they have intimated their residential status to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO). The PANs have been rendered inoperative, in case any one of the above-mentioned criteria is not met. NRIs whose PANs are inoperative have been asked to intimate their residential status to their respective JAO along with supporting documents with a request to update their residential status in the PAN database. Details of JAO can be found here.

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Second, PANs of OCIs/foreign citizens, who may have applied for PAN under resident status and have not corrected/updated their residential status to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) or have not filed ITR in any of the last 3 AYs, have been rendered inoperative. The OCIs/foreign citizens are requested to intimate their residential status to their respective JAO along with supporting documents with a request to update their residential status in the PAN database. Details of JAO can be found here. Lastly, the I-T department clarified that an inoperative PAN is