Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the process of obtaining a Permanent Account Number (PAN) card will be made simpler. Sitharaman made the comments during an interactive session titled 'Budget and Beyond' with professionals from asset management, wealth advisory, tax consultancy and other related industries at NITI Aayog.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during interaction with industrialists at NITI Aayog, in Delhi: The tax holiday that promoters (of real estate companies) enjoyed till 31st March, has been extended for 12 more months. pic.twitter.com/o5DYSFXKT4

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"The process of obtaining PAN card will be made simpler," she said.