Change of Date of Birth of EPF Members-Aadhaar not valid if correction required is more than one year

Change of Date of Birth of EPF Members-Aadhaar not valid if correction required is more than one year for which, other valid documents also required

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
Ministry of Labour & Employment,
Government of India
Bhavishya  Nidhi Bhavvan
14 Bhikaij Cama Place. New Delhi 110066
www.epfindia.gov.in
Phone No. 011-26196236, Fax. 011-26168431,
Email- rc.pension@epfindia.gov.in

Date: 12 Dec 2017   

No. Pension-I/Instructions/Guidelines/2017/20825                 

To                                                                      
All ACCs (Zonal Offices)
All Regional P.F. Commissioner(In-charge of Regions).

Sub: Change of Date of Birth of Employees’ Pension Fund Members-reg.

Ref :
(i) Head Office letter No. pension-3/8/OR/1/2005/69869 dated 12.12.2006
(ii) Head Office letter No. Pension -I/lnstructions/Guidclincs/2006/11900 dated 07.10.2006
(iii) Head Office letter No.Pcnsion-II/lnstructions/Guidclines/2016-17/33314 dated  10.03.2017
(iv) Head Office letter No. Pcnsion-I/lnstructions/Guidclines/2017/8351 dated 07.08.2017
(v) Head Office letter No. Pension-I/lnstructions /Guidclincs/2017/11518 dated 04.09.2017

Sir.

Please refer to this office circulars  cited under reference. Further it is to inform that in the meeting on fraud analysis and management in EPFO held on 08.12.20 17 at Head Office it was decided to follow the following process for change of date of birth of members of Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995-

(i) In case the correction required in date of birth is upt o plus or minus one year. Aadhaar will be accepted as a valid document for date of birth.

(ii) In case the correction required in date of birth is more than one year. then in addition to Aadhaar, other valid documents will have to be submitted (viz.. matriculation certificate. certificate issued by Registrar (Birth). Passport etc). The concerned member should be intimated for submission abcaus.in of additional valid proof of birth in such cases while applying online/mobile/offline.

2. It is requested to strictly adhere to the aforementioned [This issues with the approval of CPFC]

Yours faithfully

(R. M. Verma)

Copy to:

• PS to CPFC
• PS to CVO
• PS to FA & CAO
• All ACCs (HQ)
• All ACCsI1/II in Headquarters
• All ACC(Zone)
• Deputy Director (OL) for Hindi version
• RPFC- I(NDC) with a request for modification in the software appropriately