Lok Sabha Question No. 3408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Aadhaar Seva Centers
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3408

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## AADHAAR SEVA CENTERS

## 3408.   SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any one of the birth certificate, SSLC certificate and passport is mandatory for correction of date of birth in Aadhaar from Aadhaar Seva Centers of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI)  has  accepted  school  admission register copy (stamped copy and PAN card) as official documents three years ago for correcting date of birth, but later delisted these and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the people who do not have SSLC education are getting affected enormously due to this delisting, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to include school admission register copy and PAN card as official documents for correcting date of birth in Aadhaar, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a):  A  number  of  alternative  documents  may  be  used  for  updating  of  date  of  birth  in  Aadhaar. Currently, the following documents are acceptable for such updating:
- (I) Birth certificate
- (II) Mark-sheet/certificate issued by recognised Board of Education or University (SSLC certificate)
- (III) Indian passport
- (IV) Government/statutory-body/PSU-issued employee/pensioner photo identity card
- (V) Pension payment order
- (VI) Freedom fighter photo identity card
- (VII) Transgender identity card/certificate
- (b):  The list  of  acceptable supporting documents for Aadhaar update was revised and re-issued on 26.1.2023.  The  school  admission  register  copy  (stamped  copy)  did  not  figure  earlier  in  the  list  of acceptable  supporting  documents  for  updating  the  date  of  birth  in  Aadhaar  and  does  not  figure currently either. The 'Extract of school records issued by Head of School containing Name, Date of Birth and Photograph' and PAN card figured in the earlier list but does not figure in the current list.
- (c): No sir. A number of alternative documents as mentioned above may be used for updating of date of birth in Aadhaar. Further, as per the information received from the Office of the Registrar General of India, birth certificate may be obtained following the procedure for delayed registration of birth in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
- (d): No sir. The school admission register copy has not been included as it is not possible to verify its authenticity.  Also,  Department  of  Revenue,  Ministry  of  Finance  has  conveyed  that  it  may  not  be appropriate to rely on the database of Income Tax Department for correcting date of birth in Aadhaar.

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