How the government sees you

Below is what four government records hold about you. We have changed nothing.

This is a sample case. The names and numbers are manufactured and belong to no real person.

Does not match

AadhaarRAMESH KUMAR SUNDARAM

EPFORAMESH KUMAR SUNDRAM

BankRAMESH KUMAR SUNDARAM

PANRAMESH K SUNDARAM

The same name, spelled a different way.

This is not your mistake.

Does not match

Aadhaar14-07-1978

EPFO14-07-1979

These are two different dates. Not a formatting difference: the date itself differs.

This is not your mistake.

Empty

AadhaarSUNDARAM PILLAI

EPFONot recorded at EPFO

One record has this field empty. Nothing disagrees; nobody filled it in.

This is not your mistake.

Empty

EPFONot recorded at EPFO

This is not your mistake.

Matches

MaleThe same everywhere

Matches

LAKSHMI SUNDARAMThe same everywhere

Four records, one person — EPFO checks a claim against Aadhaar before paying it, so Aadhaar is the reference.
	Aadhaar Aadhaar = the reference	EPFO	Bank	PAN	Why it fails
Name	RAMESH KUMAR SUNDARAM	RAMESH KUMAR SUNDRAM	RAMESH KUMAR SUNDARAM	RAMESH K SUNDARAM	The same name, spelled a different way. This is not your mistake.
Date of birth	14-07-1978	14-07-1979			These are two different dates. Not a formatting difference: the date itself differs. This is not your mistake.
Father's name	SUNDARAM PILLAI	Not recorded at EPFO			One record has this field empty. Nothing disagrees; nobody filled it in. This is not your mistake.
Reason for leaving		Not recorded at EPFO			This is not your mistake.
Gender	Male	Male			The same everywhere
Mother's name	LAKSHMI SUNDARAM	LAKSHMI SUNDARAM			The same everywhere

To the government, you are 3 different people.

That is why the money is stuck.