EPFO Announces Aadhaar Card Exclusion as Valid Proof For Date of Birth

EPFO Excludes Aadhaar as Valid Document for Date of Birth Proof. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has removed Aadhaar from the list of acceptable documents for proving the Date of Birth (DOB). In a recent circular, the retirement body announced that henceforth, Aadhaar details will not be considered as proof of date of birth. 

The circular, issued on January 16, 2024, states, 'In this connection, a letter has been received from UIDAI (copy attached), wherein it has been stated that the use of Aadhaar as proof of DoB needs to be deleted from the list of acceptable documents.'

The EPFO circular refers to an earlier directive from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), stating that 'An Aadhaar number can be used for establishing the identity of an individual subject to authentication, and thereby, it's not a proof of date of birth.' 

The UIDAI had clearly mentioned that the use of Aadhaar as proof of date of birth should be removed from the list of acceptable documents in its circular dated 22.12.2023. it's essential to note that Aadhaar is a unique 12-digit ID issued to a resident after they undergo the enrollment process by submitting demographic and biometric information. 

Once a resident is assigned an Aadhaar number, it can be used to authenticate them through various modes as prescribed under the Aadhaar Act, 2016, and the Regulations framed thereunder stated UIDAI in its circular.

At the time of enrollment/updation, UIDAI records the Date of Birth (DoB) as claimed by the resident, based on the documents submitted by them, as specified under the list of supporting documents for Aadhaar enrollment, provided on the UIDAI website, UIDAI had clarified.

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