{"id":6922,"date":"2025-05-19T09:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakshmishree.com\/news\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:11:22","slug":"protean-egov-tanks-20-after-missing-cut-for-income%e2%80%91tax-pan-2-0-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakshmishree.com\/news\/protean-egov-tanks-20-after-missing-cut-for-income%e2%80%91tax-pan-2-0-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Protean\u202feGov Tanks 20\u202f% After Missing Cut for Income\u2011Tax \u201cPAN\u202f2.0\u201d Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shares of Protean eGov Technologies plunged nearly 20\u202fpercent on Monday after the company said it was <strong>not shortlisted<\/strong> by the Income Tax Department (ITD) for the prestigious <strong>PAN\u202f2.0 project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an exchange filing, the e\u2011governance firm revealed that the ITD had informed it of the decision during the latest round of the request\u2011for\u2011proposal (RFP) process. The project involves a complete technology revamp\u2014<strong>design, development, implementation, operations, and maintenance<\/strong>\u2014of India\u2019s Permanent Account Number (PAN) infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protean eGov explained that the setback must &#8220;have limited or minimal bearing&#8221; on its existing mandate of processing and issuing PAN cards under an existing ITD mandate. All the same, investors responded adversely, driving the stock to its lowest level since listing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAN\u202f2.0 is seen as one of the most important digitization initiatives as the tax authority seeks to modernize databases, improve cybersecurity, and incorporate increasingly advanced verification tools. Players in the marketplace had anticipated that one of the incumbent vendors, Protean eGov, would maintain a leading position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 11\u202fa.m., the stock traded at Rs\u202fXXX after touching an intra-day low of Rs\u202fXXX, lower by around 20\u202fpercent from Friday\u2019s close. The volumes shot up to multiple times the average daily volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts indicated that the inability to advance in the tender process could negatively bear upon near-term sentiment, but the company&#8217;s current revenue lines through PAN issuance, GST Suvidha and various other government contracts stand unaffected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a news tip for Lakshmishree reporters? Please email us at <a>media@lakshmishree.com<\/a>.<br><sup><sub>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/business\/markets\/protean-egov-shares-slump-20-percent-on-not-being-shortlisted-by-tax-department-for-pan-2-0-project-13031186.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/business\/markets\/protean-egov-shares-slump-20-percent-on-not-being-shortlisted-by-tax-department-for-pan-2-0-project-13031186.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Moneycontrol<\/a>.<\/sub><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shares of Protean eGov Technologies plunged nearly 20\u202fpercent on Monday after the company said it was not shortlisted by the Income Tax Department (ITD) for the prestigious PAN\u202f2.0 project. In an exchange filing, the e\u2011governance firm revealed that the ITD had informed it of the decision during the latest round of the request\u2011for\u2011proposal (RFP) process. 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