The governments of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have instructed all departments to stop using Aadhaar as proof of birth.
Aadhaar (Unique Identification Authority of India – UIDAI ID card) is not accepted because it does not contain any official birth record.
The Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act, 2023, requires birth details to be verified only through authorised government registrars.
Maharashtra has started a 16-point verification process, which checks documents such as hospital birth records, school admission records and vaccination cards.
Birth certificates issued using only Aadhaar after August 2023 will be reviewed again and may be cancelled.
The Supreme Court has allowed Aadhaar only as identity proof for voter lists, not as proof of date of birth.