- As part of an initiative under the Digital India programme
- The initiative was launched by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, under the Ministry of Communications and IT.
- It is aimed to help people by eliminating the use of physical documents and in sharing verified electronic documents across government agencies.
- 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.
Practical Application:
- Integration of DigiLocker with Driving Licenses (DL) & Vehicle Registration Certificates (RC)
- With this integration people will no longer need to carry around physical copies of their Driving Licences and RCs
- Using DigiLocker mobile app, they can instead access digital copies of the same on their mobile phones.