PAN column dropped from NPR ‘after 30-lakh sample tests’

73 districts were covered in the test, where samples of nearly 30 lakh individuals were collected. In 80% cases, respondents provided details voluntarily but were hesitant to share PAN details, following which the decision to drop the PAN column in NPR came according to sources.

from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2syorgs