DIGITAL LOCKER

• DIGILOCKER, AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, IS THE DIGITAL LOCKER LAUNCHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DIETY), UNDER THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT.

• DIGILOCKER IS A CLOUD STORAGE AND IS ONE STEP FORWARD TOWARDS DREAM OF DIGITAL INDIA.

What is DigiLocker?

• DIGILOCKER IS A SERVICE LAUNCHED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN FEBRUARY 2015

•  TO PROVIDE A SECURE DEDICATED PERSONAL ELECTRONIC SPACE FOR STORING THE DOCUMENTS OF RESIDENT INDIAN CITIZENS.

• THE STORAGE SPACE (MAXIMUM 1GB) IS LINKED TO THE AADHAAR NUMBER OF THE USER.

• THE SPACE CAN BE UTILIZED FOR STORING PERSONAL DOCUMENTS LIKE UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATES, PAN CARDS, VOTER ID CARDS, ETC., AND THE URI'S OF THE E-DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY VARIOUS ISSUER DEPARTMENTS.

• THE SERVICE IS INTENDED TO MINIMIZE THE USE OF PHYSICAL DOCUMENTS AND TO PROVIDE AUTHENTICITY OF THE E-DOCUMENTS.

• IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SECURE ACCESS TO GOVT. ISSUED DOCUMENTS. IT IS ALSO INTENDED TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF GOVT. DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE SERVICES.

• DIGILOCKER IS ONE OF THE KEY INITIATIVES UNDER THE DIGITAL INDIA PROGRAMME. THIS WAS RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DEITY), GOVT. OF INDIA.

• Linked to each resident’s Aadhaar number.

• Used to securely store e-documents as well as store Uniform

Resource Identifier (URI) link of e-documents issued by

various issuer departments.

• The e-Sign facility provided as part of DigiLocker system can

be used to digitally sign e-documents.

• WE ALREADY HAVE CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES LIKE DROPBOX ETC THEN WHY WE NEED ONE MORE.

• THE ANSWER IS VERY SIMPLE, DIGILOCKER IS A CLOUD SERVICE TO AVAIL GOVT SERVICES, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR PERSONAL STORAGE ALSO. 

Now you must be wondering….!!!

Structure of the Digital Locker

Each user’s digital locker has the following sections.• My Certificates: This section has two sub sections:

• Digital Documents: This contains the URI's of the documents issued to the user by Govt. departments or other agencies.• Uploaded Documents: This subsection lists all the documents which are

uploaded by the user. Each file to be uploaded should not be more than 1MB in size. Only pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and gif file types can be uploaded.

•My Profile: This section displays the complete profile of the user as available in the UIDAI database.•My Issuer: This section displays the issuers' names and the number of documents issued to the user by the issuer.•My Requester: This section displays the requesters' names and the number of documents requested from the user by the requesters.•Directories: This section displays the complete list of registered issuers and requesters along with their URLs.

HOW DOES DIGILOCKER WORK?

• Valid Aadhaar number registered with Aadhaar.  

• Two Options:

• 1)“Use OTP”, an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent by UIDAI

to the mobile number and email-id registered with your Aadhaar.

• 2)After Clicking on “Use Fingerprint” User will have to put the

thumb print on the finger print device. If the finger print is valid, then

user is authenticated.

•Kindly ensure that your current mobile number is registered with

Aadhaar number

•You can update your mobile number by visiting any UIDAI centre

USER ID CREATION

DOCUMENT UPLOAD SCREEN

HOW IS DIGILOCKER GOING TO HELP ME?

• It will minimize the use of physical documents and will

provide authenticity of the e-documents It will provide secure

access to Govt. issued documents.

• It will also reduce administrative overhead of Govt.

departments and agencies and make it easy for the residents to

receive services

ADVANTAGES OF DIGILOCKER• THE COST OF PROVIDING THE

SERVICE: DIGILOCKER WILL GRADUALLY BRING DOWN THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE BY THE GOVT.

• IT WILL REDUCE THE GOVT’S STAFFING REQUIREMENT & OTHER OPERATIONAL COSTS THUS WILL BRING THE GOVT EXPENDITURE IN CONTROL. THEREFORE, IF YOU SIGN UP FOR DIGILOCKER, YOU WILL INDIRECTLY HELP GOVT TO REDUCE THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE THUS CONTROL FISCAL DEFICIT.

• THE BEST PART IS ESIGN FACILITY IS FREE WHEREAS FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES, YOU NEED TO PAY ANNUAL FEES.

• DIGILOCKER SHALL HELP TO REDUCE THE HUMAN INTERACTION TO AVAIL GOVT SERVICES. THIS WOULD HELP IN REDUCING CORRUPTION (E.G. ISSUING PASSPORT THROUGH AGENT).

• REDUCE FRAUDS:- THE DOCUMENTS STORED IN DIGITAL LOCKER ARE DIGITAL SIGNED (E SIGNED) BY ADDHAR CARD HOLDERS. HENCE SUBMISSION OF FAKE DOCUMENTS TO AGENCIES REGISTERED WITH DIGI LOCK IS DIFFICULT.

• SIMILARLY DOCUMENTS STORED WITH DIGI LOCK CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY AUTHORIZED AGENCIES. HENCE DOCUMENTS RELATED FRAUD SHALL BE REDUCED.

• PAPERLESS DOCUMENTATION :- ANY AGENCY

(WHICH IS REGISTERED WITH DIGITAL LOCKER SYSTEM) CAN REQUEST FOR YOUR DOCUMENTS BASED ON AADHAAR. INSTEAD OF SENDING THE PHYSICAL COPY YOU CAN SEND DIGITALLY SIGNED (E SIGNED) COPY STORED AS URI (UNIVERSAL RESOURCE INDICATOR) IN DIGILOCKER.

• THE AGENCY CAN DIRECTLY ACCESS YOUR DOCUMENT FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY THROUGH URI.

• THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF DIGI LOCKER OVER PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES (LIKE GOOGLE DRIVE) IS THAT OUR DOCUMENTS CAN BE SHARED BY VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WHICH ARE REGISTERED WITH DIGI LOCKER.

• GOVT IS ALSO PLANNING TO LAUNCH MOBILE APP FOR DIGITAL LOCKER SHORTLY, WHICH WILL FURTHER MAKE IT CONVENIENT TO ACCESS THE DOCUMENTS ON THE MOVE.