EPFO has taken an important decision regarding Aadhaar card. Aadhaar card cannot be used to update or correct date of birth. EPFO has removed Aadhar card from the list of valid documents. Employees Provident Fund Association has also issued a circular in this regard. EPFO has issued a circular Taking this decision, EPFO, which comes under the Labor Ministry, said that the date of birth cannot be changed using Aadhaar. EPFO had issued this circular on 16 January. According to this, a letter has also been received from UIDAI. It has been said that Aadhaar card will not be valid for change in date of birth.
It should be removed from the list of valid documents. Therefore, the decision has been taken to remove Aadhaar. These documents including birth certificate will be required According to EPFO, this change can be done with the help of birth certificate. Apart from this, marksheet and school leaving certificate or school transfer certificate obtained from any government board or university can also be used. Their name and date of birth should be mentioned.
Apart from this, medical certificate issued by Civil Surgeon, passport, PAN number, government pension and mediclaim certificate and domicile certificate can be used. Aadhaar should be used as identity and residence certificate UIDAI has said that Aadhaar card should be used as identity card and residence certificate. But, it should not be used as a birth certificate. Aadhaar is a 12 digit unique identity card. It is issued by the Government of India. It is valid throughout the country as proof of your identity and permanent residence. However, while creating Aadhaar, people’s date of birth was recorded as per their various documents. Therefore it should not be considered a substitute for the birth certificate. Same instructions were received from the court also Various courts have clarified the position on the Aadhaar Act 2016 several times. Recently, in Maharashtra UIDAI and other cases, the Bombay High Court had also said that the Aadhaar number should not be used as a birth certificate but as an identity card. After this, UIDAI issued a circular on 22 December 2023.
