Is PAN Card mandatory for opening a salary account in any bank?

To open an account in any bank in Indiayou will need either PAN Numberor Form 60/61 (where PAN Number is not available).

Note that Form 60 is the “form of declaration to be filed by a person who does not have a permanent account number and who enters into any transaction specified in rule 114B”.

The declaration in the form says “I am aware that as per the CBDT circular no. 03/2011, TDS certificates in Form 16 A will be generated only from the Tax Information Network (TIN) website for customers who have updated their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with the Bank. I understand, agree and accept that until I update my Permanent Account Number (PAN) with the Bank N.A; my TDS certificates shall not be generated from the TIN website. I further agree and confirm that I shall not hold the bank liable/responsible in any manner including issuance of any TDS certificate or for rectification thereof during this period.”