Pune Founder’s Struggle To Get Daughter’s PAN Card After Aadhaar Error Sparks Debate Over ‘Digital India’
A Pune father’s attempt to help his daughter get a PAN card has left him frustrated with the amount of paperwork involved in fixing a mistake in her official records. Sandeep Kulkarni, a founder based in Pune, described the experience on X, explaining how one incorrect detail led his family through several steps before they could move ahead with the application. The issue came to light when Kulkarni’s daughter turned 18 and needed a PAN card. Her date of birth on Aadhaar did not match the correct details, and the family was told that the mistake had to be fixed before they could proceed. Getting The Correct Birth Certificate Became The First Challenge Kulkarni said the family was asked to arrange a birth certificate in a format brought in after 2019 before they could change the date of birth on Aadhaar. But their first challenge was finding a way to apply for the document. Kulkarni…