Driving License: If you want to get a driving license or a vehicle registration certificate, then there is good news for you. For both these tasks you have to provide some documents as proof. You have to verify details like name, address, age. Now soon you will have a list of 30 such documents, with the help of any one of these proof, license can be obtained or registration can be done. There are 30 types of ID documents for identity proof, address proof and age proof. Aadhar Card, Voter ID, Indian Passport, State or Central Service Certificate are common, while the rest of the IDs will be valid for different proofs, like Ration Card, Marriage certificate is for proof of address and birth certificate is for proof of age. PAN card is valid for proof of identity.
Transport Ministry released draft list
The Ministry of Road Transport has released the draft list of valid documents for driving license and registration certificate, which includes 30 IDs to verify name, address, age. License can be obtained through proof of any one of these documents. The ministry has sought suggestions on this from all stakeholders including the states till May 10. MoRTH believes that this will provide convenience to the people. Among the 30 documents, certificates issued by governments for transgenders will also be valid. With this rule, many options will be available to people to prove their age, address, citizenship etc.
The Ministry has issued a circular on April 24, stating that for the convenience of the citizens, the Ministry is working on a proposal, which will include Proof of ID, Address Proof and Proof of Age/Date of Driving License and Registration Certificate. The scope of documents to be submitted for berth is being increased. The list of these documents has been taken from those documents which UIDAI asks for updating Aadhaar.
See the list of 30 documents below
| S.No. | Document | Proof of Identity‘ | Proof of Address | Proof of Agel DateofBirth | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||||
| 1. | Aadhaar Card | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 2. | Voter ID Card / e-Voter ID Card | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 3 | Life Insurance Policy along with latest renewa receipt | No | Yes | No | ||||||
| 4. | ndian Passport | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 5. | Service Certificate for employee of Centfal Govt. State Govt. / PSU issued by Gazetted offcer | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 6. | School Leaving Certificate (within one year o eaving school) | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 7. | Birth Certificate | No | No | Yes | ||||||
| 8. | PAN Card / e-PAN Card | Yes | No | No | ||||||
| 9. | Ration / PDS Photograph Card / e-Ration Card | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| 10. | Service photograph identity card issued by Centra Govt. I State Govt. | Yes | No | Yes“ | ||||||
 | Pensioner Photograph Card / Freedom Fighte Photograph Card / Pension Payment Order issuec by Central Govt./State Govt./PSU | Yes | No | Yes” | ||||||
| 12. | Kisan Photograph Passbook | Yes |
| No | ||||||
| 13. | Disability ID Card I Certificate of Disability issueo under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017 | Yes | Yes | MO | ||||||
| 14. |  Photograph ID Card / Certificate with photographssued by Central Govt./State Govt. like Bhamashah Domicile Certificate, Resident Certificate, Jan adhaar, MGNREGA / NREGS Job Card, Labou Card etc. | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| 15. | Marriage Certificate with photograph issued b\ Central Govt. / State Govt. | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| 16. | 10* Marksheet I Certificate issued by recognized Board of Education | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||
| 17. |  Scheduled Commercial Bank‘s (notified by RBIPassbook having name and photograph (cros• stamped) with bank seal) and signed by bank officia Post Office Savings Account Passbook (with stamp and signature of issuing official of Post Office) | No | Yes | NO | ||||||
| 18. | fd8sgender ID Card I Certificate issued under the ransgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes* | ||||||
| S. N0. | Document | Proof of Identity’ | Proof of Address | Proof of Age I Date of Birth | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||||
| 19. | CerlJficate issued on UIOAI Standard format by: | |||||||||
 | MP / MLA/ MLC / Municipal Councillor | No | Yes | No | ||||||
| ii. | Gazefted Officer Group ’A’ / EPFO Officer | fl0 | Yes | NO | ||||||
| iii. | Tehsildar/ Gazeked Officer Group ‘B’ | No | Yes | No | ||||||
| iv. | Gazetted Oñcer at NAC0 or State Health Department or the ‘Project Director of the State AIDS Control Society or his nominee’ (in pursuance of Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgement in Crimina Appeal No(s). 135/2010 dated 19.05.2022). | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| v. | Recognised Educational Institution signed by Heac nstitute (for the concerned Institute students only). | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| 20. | Long Term Visa (LTV) along with Foreign Passport (valid or expired) of origin country issued tc minorities communities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists Jain, Parsis and Christians. | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 2t. | Valid Visa along with Foreign Passport issued ir case of other Foreign Nationals I OCI Card fo residents who has stayed in India for 182 days o more in the immediately preceding 12 months | Yes | No | No | ||||||
| 22. | Electricity I Water I Telephone Landline / Piped Ga* Connection Bill paid receipt | No | Yes | No | ||||||
| 23. | Property Tax Receipt(not older than 1 year) | No | Yes | No | ||||||
| 24. | Valid Registered Sale Agreement / Registered Gig Oeed in Registrar office (Fixed Assets) I Registered or Non Registered Rent / Lease Agreement with IE Proof of owner | No | Yes | No | ||||||
| 25. | Allotment letter of accommodaton issued by Centra Govt. / State Govt. I PSU (not older than 1 year) | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| 26. | Birlti Certificate issued by authorized aulhorily (in the respective States) under the Registration o Births and Deaths Act, 1969 read with Registration of Births and Deaths Rules 1999/2000/2002 o respective States | No | No | Yes | ||||||
| 27. | Fa exception cases of Name Change: Gazette notification of new name along with any supporting Pf00f of Identity document of old name with photograph (For first / full name change) / Divorce Decree / Adoption Certificate I Marriage Certificate | Yes | No | NO | ||||||
| 28. | For exception cases of Gender Change: Medica Certificate from surgeon, in case resident changes gender surgically | Yes | No | NO | ||||||
| 29. | Any other document or documents as rray be prescribed by the State Government under clause k) of section 28 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| 30. | An affidavit sworn by the applicant before ar Executive Magistrate or a First Class Judicia Magistrate or a Notary Public as evidence o address | Yes | Yes | Yes |
