DigiLocker:

DigiLocker is one of the key initiatives under Digital India Programme, implemented by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.

DigiLocker aims at 'Digital Empowerment' of citizen by providing citizens a cloud platform for storage, sharing, issuance and verification of documents/certificates in digital format. The thrust of DigiLocker is to promote the vision of paperless governance, thus enabling any citizen to produce requisite documents anytime, anywhere in legally acceptable electronic form. This enables citizens to seamlessly share certificates/documents in various electronic applications without carrying physical copies. The issued documents in DigiLocker system are deemed to be at par with original physical documents as per Rule 9A of the Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of Information by Intermediaries providing Digital Locker. facilities) Rules, 2016 notified on February 8, 2017 vide G.S.R. 711(E). Departments/Organisations that get registered with DigiLocker as “Issuer Organisation” can provide electronic copies of documents and certificates issued by them (e.g. Driving License, Voter ID Card, Certificates issued by Universities and Govt. departments, Permits issued by different departments etc.)

Digilocker provides 1GB storage space to each account to upload scanned copies of legacy documents.

Benefits of DigiLocker:

• ACCESS: Citizens can access their digital documents anytime, anywhere and share it online

• PAPERLESS: It reduces the administrative overhead of Government departments by minimizing use of paper and hence promoting paperless office

• AUTHENTICITY: DigiLocker makes it easier to validate the authenticity of documents as they are issued directly by the registered issuers

• eSIGN: Self uploaded documents can be digitally signed using the eSign facility

Benefits of Adopting DigiLocker by Organisations and Departments:

• Reduced Administrative Overhead by minimizing the use of paper and curtailing the verification process.

• Digital Transformation as Issued Documents available via DigiLocker are fetched in real-time directly from the issuing agency.

• Secure Document Gateway acts as a secure document exchange platform like payment gateway between trusted issuer and trusted Requester/Verifier with the consent of the citizen.

• Real Time Verification provides a verification module enabling government agencies to verify data directly from issuers after obtaining user consent.

• Faster service Delivery brings Government Benefits, Employment, Financial Inclusion etc,  

Key Highlights

• Registered users: 143.13+ Million
• Issued Authentic Documents: 5.62+ Billion
• Issuer Organisation: 2311+
• Requestor Organisation: 166+

Top Issued Documents

• Aadhaar Card
• UAN Card
• Policy Document
• PAN Verification Record
• Insurance Policy - Two Wheeler

Top Issuers

• Aadhaar, Unique Identification Authority of India, Delhi
• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, All States
• New India Assurance Co. Ltd., All States
• Income Tax Department, All States
• Life Insurance Corporation of India, Maharashtra

Implementation Status of DigiLocker in Assam

• Onboarded e-District,Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), Transport Department, Revenue Department in DigiLocker.
• 30 Academic institutions/Universities have been on boarded into DigiLocker/NAD