Aadhaar No Longer Considered As Proof Of Birth Document By EPFO: What Are Other Options?

The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), under the Ministry of Labor and Employment of India, has removed the Aadhaar Card from the list of accepted documents for verifying the date of birth.

Going forward, Aadhaar will not be considered valid proof of date of birth in EPFO transactions. An official communication from the UIDAI has announced the removal of Aadhaar from both the list of documents for establishing date of birth and for making corrections in this regard. Alternative documents must now be provided for these purposes.

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

"Accordingly, the Aadhaar is being removed from the list of acceptable documents for correction in date of birth as mentioned in Table-B of Annexure -1 of the JD SOP under reference," the circular added.

Here' is a list of documents you can use to update or correct your date of birth (DOB) in your EPF account:

• Birth Certificate issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths
• Marksheet from a recognized government board or university
• 10th Marksheet (School Leaving Certificate)
• School Transfer Certificate (TC)
• Medical Certificate issued by a Civil Surgeon (if other documents are unavailable)
• Passport
• PAN Card
• Government Pension Order
• Mediclaim Card issued by a government agency (with photo and DOB)
• Domicile Certificate issued by the government