PAN Card Number Explanation

PAN is a 10 digit alpha numeric number, where the first 5 characters are letters, the next 4 numbers and the last one a letter again. These 10 characters can be divided in five parts as can be seen below. The meaning of each number has been explained further.
1. First three characters are alphabetic series running from AAA to ZZZ.
2. Fourth character of PAN represents the status of the PAN holder.
• C — Company
• P — Person
• H — HUF(Hindu Undivided Family)
• F — Firm
• A — Association of Persons (AOP)
• T — AOP (Trust)
• B — Body of Individuals (BOI)
• L — Local Authority
• J — Artificial Juridical Person
• G — Government
3. Fifth character represents first character of the PAN holder’s last name/surname.
4. Next four characters are sequential number running from 0001 to 9999.
5. Last character in the PAN is an alphabetic check digit.

Nowadays, the DOI (Date of Issue) of PAN card is mentioned at the right (vertical) hand side of the photo on the PAN card.

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This was revealed during investigations by Central Crime Branch into the case, in which five persons, including two Sri Lankan nationals, have been arrested. 

Following this, Commissioner of Police J. K. Tripathy on Monday urged the public to change the personal identification number (PIN) of their bank cards. 

According to CCB sources, the data pertaining to more than 780 credit/debit cards were illegally copied using slim skimmers at the nine ATMs. Some of the information was also sold overseas, police said.

The ATMs of the bank targeted are in Nagendra Nagar, Velachery; Royapettah High Road, Mylapore; R.K.Mutt Road, Mandaveli; Poonamallee High Road, Arumbakkam; Pulla Avenue, Shenoy Nagar; Postal Colony Main Road, West Mambalam; Balfour Road, Kilpauk; Gandhi Mandapam Main Road, Kotturpuram; and Anna Salai, Saidapet.

Source : The Hindu  - http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2568598.ece

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How about this????????

Difference between two newspapers -The Hindu & Times of India

Difference between two newspapers -The Hindu & Times of India

Both of them have same source of news i.e PTI, but one of them i.e The Hindu showed responsible journalism by taking an impartial and transparent view, but the other i.e TOI , a puppet of Congress try to mislead the viewers against Anna Hazare.

Having a good Jan Lokpal Bill is not sufficient to eradicate Corruption. We need good newspapers too who can actually help democracy triumphs over corruption.


P.S: People who think its fake.... PLz visit the following webpages

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-Hazare-above-Parliament-can-pressurise-it-Arvind-Kejriwal/articleshow/10287110.cms

http://www.thehindu.com/news/article2523027.ece

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