Organisation : Department of Electronics & Information Technology DeitY
Facility : DigiLocker
Applicable For : All India
Home Page : https://digitallocker.gov.in/
DigiLocker :
Dedicated personal storage space, linked to each resident’s Aadhaar number.
Related : National Digital Locker System Account Registration : www.statusin.in/21597.html
DigiLocker can be 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.
How does DigiLocker work :
To Sign-up for the DigiLocker you need to have an Aadhaar and mobile number registered with Aadhaar. Type your Aadhaar number and the captcha code. After clicking signup button, an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the registered mobile number and email-id. Enter OTP and click on “Validate OTP” button to complete the sign up and login.
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
Following are the key features of the DigiLocker For Residents :
i. Digital Locker of each resident is linked to their Aadhaar number
ii. 10MB of free space in the locker to securely store resident documents and store links (URI) of Govt. department or agency issued e-documents. The storage space allocation will be increased to 1GB in subsequent release.
iii. eSign online service to digitally sign the documents online without using dongle. For details please refer to the e-Sign brochure available on the portal.
iv. Sharing of e-documents online with any registered requester agency or department
v. Download eAadhaar .
vi. List of issuers which have issued e-documents to residents and list of requesters which have accessed resident’s documents.
For Issuers :
i. Facility to upload e-documents in a standard XML format in the digital locker repository or repositories and push e-document URI in the resident’s digital locker
For Requesters : i. Secure access to documents in repository or in digital locker
For other details on digital locker please refer to digital locker writeup and presentation on the portal
FAQs :
What are the benefits of using DigiLocker?
DigiLocker is aimed at the concept of paperless governance. It offers the following benefits :
** Citizens can access their digital documents anytime, anywhere and share it online. This is convenient and time saving.
** It reduces the administrative overhead of Government departments by minimizing the use of paper.
** Digital Locker makes it easier to validate the authenticity of documents as they are issued directly by the registered issuers.
** Self uploaded documents can be eSigned which is similar to the process of self-attestation.
I have already signed up for DigiLocker and linked my Aadhaar. How can I get my eAadhaar in DigiLocker?
Here are the steps to get eAadhaar in DigiLocker if you already have Aadhaar linked DigiLocker account :
** Login to DigiLocker with your credentials.
** Upon login to DigiLocker, you will see a dialog box with a message to get your eAadhaar.
** Click on “Click here” link. OTP box will appear in the dialog.
** You will receive an OTP on your mobile number linked to Aadhaar. Enter this OTP in the OTP box and click “Verify OTP” button.
** On successful validation of the OTP you will be redirected to “Issued Document” page where URI for eAadhaar will be listed.
** Click on “Save” icon next to Aadhaar Card on “Issued Document” page. Your eAadhaar will be saved to “Uploaded Document” section.
DigiLocker now allows citizens to access their digital Aadhaar. What is digital Aadhaar? Is it the same as the eAadhaar issued by UIDAI?
Digital Aadhaar in DigiLocker is the same as eAadhaar issued by UIDAI. DigiLocker has partnered with UIDAI to make it available automatically to its users when they link their DigiLocker account with Aadhaar.
The advantage of digital Aadhaar is that it can now be used in the same way as any other DigiLocker document.