TNPSC Thervupettagam

Aadhaar for Birth Proof

December 1 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 19 0
  • 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.

 

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