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Business News Desk!! A new update has come out regarding Aadhar card. The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has removed Aadhaar card from the list of documents that could be presented as proof of date of birth till now. Retirement fund and pension accounting body EPFO ​​has clarified in its circular that Aadhaar details will not be considered as proof of date of birth. EPFO has issued this circular on January 16 and made it clear that this step is being taken on the instructions of UIDAI, the Aadhaar card issuing body.

EPFO has said this in its circular

In the circular issued by EPFO ​​on January 16, it has been said that the Aadhaar data of any person will no longer be considered valid as proof of date of birth. This step has been taken on the basis of the letter received from UIDAI. EPFO has further written in the circular that Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said in its letter that the use of Aadhaar should be removed from the list of documents to be given as proof of date of birth.

What is the order issued by UIDAI?

UIDAI, through a circular in December, had informed about the removal of Aadhaar card as a date of birth document from the list of valid documents. In this circular issued on December 22, 2023, UIDAI said that the Aadhaar number can be used to verify the identity of a person. This is not proof of date of birth. UIDAI had further said that Aadhaar card has been removed from the list of documents to be given as proof of date of birth.

Aadhaar card is to prove one is a resident

UIDAI further said in its circular that Aadhaar is a unique 12-digit ID, which is issued to a resident after he goes through the enrollment process by submitting his demographic and biometric information. Once a person gets the Aadhaar number, he can prove himself as a resident through the methods given in the Aadhaar Act, 2016.

Date of birth in Aadhaar card is determined by UIDAI

UIDAI has also clarified the date of birth given in the Aadhaar card in its circular. It said that UIDAI records the date of birth claimed by any resident while enrolling or updating the Aadhaar card. This claim is based on the documents provided by that resident. These documents are from the list of prescribed documents for Aadhaar enrollment given on the UIDAI website.