About DigiLocker
DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) under the Digital India program. DigiLocker aims at the ‘Digital Empowerment’ of a citizen by providing access to authentic digital documents in a citizen’s digital document wallet. The issued documents in the 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).
Benefits to Citizens
- Important Documents Anytime, Anywhere!
- Authentic Documents, Legally at Par with Originals.
- Digital Document Exchange with the consent of the citizen.
- Faster service Delivery- Government Benefits, Employment, Financial Inclusion, Education, Health.
Benefits to Agencies
- Reduced Administrative Overhead: Aimed at the concept of paperless governance. It reduces administrative overhead by minimizing the use of paper and curtailing the verification process.
- Digital Transformation: Provides trusted issued documents. 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 a 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.