The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has officially excluded Aadhaar from the list of acceptable documents for establishing the date of birth.

The information was communicated through circular No: WSU/2024/1/UIDAI Matter/4090 on January 16, and comes in adherence to a directive from the Unique Identification Authority of India , as outlined in Circular No. 08 of 2023.

However, the UIDAI has clarified that while Aadhaar serves as unique identification proof, it does not qualify as evidence of date of birth under the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.

As per a circular issued by EPFO in 2020, in case of a dispute in the date of birth, any of the following documents may be accepted as valid proof of date of birth:

1. Birth Certificate is issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths.

2. Any school/education related certificate.

3. Certificate based on the service records of the Central/State Government Organisations.

4. Passport.

5. Other reliable document issued by a government department.

6. In the absence of proof of date of birth as above, a Medical Certificate issued by a Civil Surgeon after examining the member medically and supported with an affidavit on oath by the member duly authenticated by a Competent Court.