National Securities Depository
NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL e-Gov) is now engaged in providing Information Technology (IT) enabled e-Governance services. NSDL e-Gov has set-up and is managing the Tax Information Network (TIN) on behalf of the Income Tax Department, Government of India and Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax (EASIEST) on behalf of Central Board of Excise and Customs. As a part of the TIN system, NSDL e-Gov also services the applicants for issuance of Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards on behalf of the Income Tax Department. It also hosts a system facilitating the deductors to submit Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) returns in electronic form and enabling banks to upload tax payment data. It is also the Central Recordkeeping Agency for the National Pension System of Govt. of India. NSDL e-Gov also acts as the Registrar for Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for issuance of AADHAR number to the residents of the Country.