Birth certificate no longer needed for passport in India

Before 23rd December 2016, It was mandatory to have a birth certificate in order to get a passport but now via a press release dated 23rd December 2016, some changes in passport rules were made. Now, all applicants of passport can submit any one of the following documents as the proof of DOB while submitting the passport application:

1. Birth Certificate (BC) issued by the Registrar of Births & Deaths or the Municipal Corporation or any other prescribed authority whosoever has been empowered under the Registration of Birth & Deaths Act, 1969 to register the birth of a child born in India.
2. Transfer/School leaving/Matriculation Certificate issued by the school last attended/recognized educational board containing the DOB of the applicant.
3. PAN Card issued by the Income Tax Department with the DOB of applicant.
4. Aadhaar Card/E-Aadhaar having the DOB of applicant.
5. Copy of the extract of the service record of the applicant (only in respect of Government servants) or the Pay Pension Order (in respect of retired Government Servants), duly attested/certified by the officer/in-charge of the Administration of the concerned Ministry/Department of the applicant, having his DOB.
6. Driving license issued by the Transport Department of concerned State Government, having the DOB of applicant.
7. Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) issued by the Election Commission of India having the DOB of applicant.
8. Policy Bond issued by the Public Life Insurance Corporations/Companies having the DOB of the holder of the insurance policy.

For more details, you can visit the below link:

https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/pdf/PressRelease_PassportRule.pdf