Do I need a bank account and PAN to earn from apps in India?
To receive money from paid apps or in-app purchases you need a Google payments profile linked to an Indian bank account, and Google collects your PAN for tax reporting. Free apps with no in-app purchases need no payments profile at all — only the one-time $25 registration. Earnings are paid out monthly once your balance crosses the payout threshold, converted to INR at Google’s exchange rate.
Own a Google Play developer account?
ConsoleMint is an app monetization company: it builds Android apps, publishes them, maintains them and monetizes them with in-app advertising, then shares the ad revenue with the publishing partner whose Google Play account distributes them. Developer-role access only — never owner access, never a password — revocable with 30 days notice.
See how ConsoleMint works →A fixed monthly payout while the apps ramp up, then a share of the ad revenue.