Vakrangee launches PAN Card services in partnership with Protean eGov Technologies

25 Feb 2022 , 04:15 PM

Vakrangee Limited has partnered with Protean eGov Technologies Limited (formerly NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited) to offer PAN card related services. Vakrangee will work as a PAN Service Agency (PSA) of Protean eGov Technologies Limited.

This partnership will enable Vakrangee to accept PAN card applications in paperless mode through its 19,230+ Vakrangee Kendras and BharatEasy Super App across the country.

These Nextgen Vakrangee Kendras exclusively offer a comprehensive range of products and services across banking, insurance, ATM, assisted e-Commerce, e-Governance and logistics. Protean (formerly NSDL e-Gov) accepts & processes Permanent Account Number (PAN) applications on behalf of Income Tax Department (ITD), Government of India and is the market leader in the segment (Source- CRISIL report).

Under this partnership, Vakrangee through its BharatEasy Super App and Nextgen Kendras will now be able to facilitate their customers in remote areas of the country with paperless PAN applications. With 80% of Nextgen Vakrangee Kendra outlets in Tier-4 and 6 towns, Vakrangee will also be able to further expand the coverage of PAN services across the country at remote locations.

Suresh Sethi, MD and CEO, Protean eGov Technologies Limited (Formerly NSDL eGovernance Infrastructure Limited), said, “Over the course of the last 25 years, Protean has played a pioneering role in laying out the e-governance infrastructure for the nation & providing citizen centric services at population scale. Access and inclusion lie at the heart of any e-governance initiative. Towards that we have adopted and established a “Phygital” (Physical+Digital) model to ensure a truly inclusive service delivery paradigm.

Adopting a multi channel approach, we have created online platforms for self-service, while also establishing a pan India network of centres to provide assisted services to the digitally excluded. We currently have a pan-India network of over 1.2 lakh centres, which includes over 36,000 PAN facilitation centres. We are delighted to partner with Vakrangee to further extend our reach through their extensive network and make PAN card services more accessible to the citizens of India.

It is our constant endeavour to use the power of our products, platforms, services and networks to provide impactful digital technology solutions that promote ease of living.”

Vakrangee ended at Rs32.40 apiece up by Rs2.4 or 8% on the BSE.