EPFO big decision: Aadhaar card removed from document list for update or correction, no longer valid date of birth proof

EPFO latest Update: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has announced that it has removed the Aadhaar card from the list of documents acceptable as date of birth (DOB) proof. With this, if an account holder wants to update or modify his/her date of birth, then the document will no longer be valid for them. The retirement body has issued a circular regarding this.

"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.

What documents are required to change date of birth in EPF account?

As per EPFO, below mentioned documents can be used instead of Aadhaar Card for the update/correction of date of birth:
-Birth Certificate
-Marksheet of any government board or university
-School leaving certificate
-School transfer certificate
-Medical certificate issued by Civil Surgeon
-Passport
-PAN number
-Government pension
-Mediclaim certificate
-Domicile certificate will also be valid for update/correction.
Note: All these documents should contain name and date of birth.

What is Aadhaar and where will it be used?

Aadhaar is a 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on behalf of the Government of India. UIDAI has clarified that an Aadhaar card should be used as identity proof and address proof. But, its use as a birth certificate is not valid.