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DigiLocker

DigiLocker
Developer(s)
Initial releaseDecember 2015 (2015-12)
Stable release(s) [±]
Android8.0.0 / January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)[1]
iOS3.4.8 / January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)[2]
Operating system
Size
  • 65.06 MB (Android)
  • 60.7 MB (iOS)
TypeDigitization
LicenseFreeware
Websitedigilocker.gov.in

DigiLocker is a digitization service provided by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under its Digital India initiative. DigiLocker allows access to digital versions of various documents including driver's licenses, vehicle registration certificates and academic mark sheets. It also provides 1 GB storage space to each account to upload scanned copies of legacy documents.

Users need to possess an Aadhaar number to use DigiLocker. During registration, user identity is verified using a one-time password (OTP) sent to the linked mobile number.[3]

The beta version of the service was rolled out in February 2015,[4] and was launched to the public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015.[5][6] Storage space for uploaded legacy documents was initially 100 MB.[7] Individual files are limited to 10 MB.

In July 2016, DigiLocker recorded 2.013 million users with a repository of 2.413 million documents. The number of users saw a large jump of 753,000 new users in April when the central government urged municipal bodies to use DigiLocker to make their administration paperless.[8]

From 2017, the facility was extended to allow students of the ICSE board to store their class X and XII certificates in DigiLocker and share them as required.[9] In February 2017, Kotak Mahindra Bank started providing access to documents in DigiLocker from within its net-banking application, allowing users to electronically sign and share them.[10] In May 2017, over 108 hospitals, including the Tata Memorial Hospital were planning to launch the use of DigiLocker for storing cancer patients' medical documents and test reports. According to a UIDAI architect, patients would be provided a number key, which they could share with other hospitals to grant them access to their test reports.[11]

As of December 2019, DigiLocker provides access to over 372 crore authentic documents from 149 issuers. Over 3.3 crore users are registered on the platform and 43 requester organisations are accepting documents from DigiLocker.[12] In 2023, Government of India integrated Passport Application Form with Digilocker.[13]

There is also an associated facility for e-signing documents. The service is intended to minimise the use of physical documents and reduce administrative expense, while proving the authenticity of the documents, providing secure access to government-issued documents and making it easy for the residents to receive services.

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  2. ^ "Digilocker". Apple AppStore. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Digital Locker by Govt. of India: All You Need To Know; HimBuds.com". himbuds.com. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ^ Alawadhi, Neha. "Digital India programme: Government rolls out beta version of 'digital locker'". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Digital Locker Scheduled to be Launched on 1st July 2015 by the Hon. Prime Minister". blog.mygov.in. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Government's Digi-Locker For Electronic Document Storage To Launch July 1". The Logical Indian. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ^ "DigiLocker gets good response". The Hindu. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. ^ Pranav Mukul (25 July 2016). "DigiLocker initiative records a repository of 24.13 lakh docs from 20.13 lakh users". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ^ "ICSE, ISC students to access digital locker facility to store, share documents, certificates". The Indian Express. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Kotak a/c to give access to e-docs in DigiLocker". Times of India. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. ^ "100-odd hospitals plan to launch DigiLocker for cancer patients". The Indian Express. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  12. ^ "DigiLocker Official Statistics". DigiLocker. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Digilocker for passport: Why there's no rule change and it's not mandatory".

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