NEW DELHI: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has said it will no longer use Aadhaar as a valid document to verify date of birth, in line with a directive to this effect by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
EPFO‘s Jan 16 circular said it has also removed Aadhaar from the list of documents that will be considered valid for rectifying birth date errors.
As per UIDAI’s Dec 22 circular, Aadhaar is only regarded as a valid document for authenticating the identity of an individual. UIDAI’s circular had also noted that several organisations, including EPFO, have been accpeting Aadhaar as a valid document for verifying the date of birth, which is not allowed as per the Aadhaar Act, 2016. It also said many high courts in their orders have siad Aadhaar is not a valid proof of date of birth.
Correcting the anomaly, the EPFO circular said documents like birth certificate , marksheets , and PAN cards will continue to be used as valid proof for date of birth.
EPFO‘s Jan 16 circular said it has also removed Aadhaar from the list of documents that will be considered valid for rectifying birth date errors.
As per UIDAI’s Dec 22 circular, Aadhaar is only regarded as a valid document for authenticating the identity of an individual. UIDAI’s circular had also noted that several organisations, including EPFO, have been accpeting Aadhaar as a valid document for verifying the date of birth, which is not allowed as per the Aadhaar Act, 2016. It also said many high courts in their orders have siad Aadhaar is not a valid proof of date of birth.
Correcting the anomaly, the EPFO circular said documents like birth certificate , marksheets , and PAN cards will continue to be used as valid proof for date of birth.