Aadhaar Will No Longer Be Accepted as Proof of Date of Birth by EPFO: Check Details 

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued a notification saying Aadhaar will no longer be accepted as a proof of date of birth henceforth, and users will now have to submit other valid documents as proof. The issued circular states that this move has been made after receiving a letter from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to delete Aadhaar from the list of acceptable documents. 

Why EPFO Will No Longer Accept Aadhaar As Proof of Date of Birth?

So far, EPFO Authentication User Agencies (AUAs) or the e-KYC User Agencies (KUAs) have been accepting Aadhaar and e-Aadhaar as a valid proof for date of birth verification. However, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in a notification issued on 20 December 2018 stated that while Aadhaar could serve as a proof of identity for individuals, it could not be used as proof of date of birth. “An Aadhaar number can be used for establishing identity of an individual subject to authentication, and thereby per se, it’s not a proof of date of birth.”

List of Documents That Will Be Accepted as Proof by EPFO

The documents containing the date of birth proof, which can be used by EPFO as proof of date of birth are as follows:

• Certificate of birth.
• SSLC certificate.
• Passport.
• PAN card.
• Certificate of Date of Birth which is issued by Group A Gazetted Officer on letterhead.
• Marksheet which has been issued by any Government Board or University.
• Government Photo Id Card or Photo Identity Proof or PSU issued ID card which contains DoB.
• Pension Payment Order (Central or State).
• Central Government Health Service Scheme Photo Card or Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme Photo Identity card.
• School Leaving Certificate (SLC)/ School Transfer Certificate (TC) having name and DOB.