DigiLocker

{{Short description|Indian secure cloud based Digital Document Wallet}}

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53 MB (Android)
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DigiLocker is an Indian state-owned secure cloud based 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/what-is-digilocker-and-does-it-keep-your-data-safe-explained/article68163891.ece|title=What is DigiLocker and does it keep your data safe?}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://himbuds.com/digilocker-initiative-by-govt-of-india-all-you|title=Digital Locker by Govt. of India: All You Need To Know; HimBuds.com |publisher=himbuds.com |date=2016-05-14 |access-date=2017-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108190310/http://www.himbuds.com/digilocker-initiative-by-govt-of-india-all-you/ |archive-date=8 January 2017 |url-status=live }}

The beta version of the service was rolled out in February 2015,{{cite news |first=Neha |last=Alawadhi |title=Digital India programme: Government rolls out beta version of 'digital locker' |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-02-12/news/59083595_1_beta-version-digital-india-locker |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=30 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510204939/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-02-12/news/59083595_1_beta-version-digital-india-locker |archive-date=10 May 2015 |url-status=dead }} and was launched to the public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015.{{cite web|title=Digital Locker Scheduled to be Launched on 1st July 2015 by the Hon. Prime Minister|url=https://blog.mygov.in/digital-locker-scheduled-to-be-launched-on-1st-july-2015-by-the-hon-prime-minister|website=blog.mygov.in|date=22 June 2015|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610223447/https://blog.mygov.in/digital-locker-scheduled-to-be-launched-on-1st-july-2015-by-the-hon-prime-minister/|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://thelogicalindian.com/news/governments-digi-locker-for-electronic-document-storage-to-launch-july-1|title=Government's Digi-Locker For Electronic Document Storage To Launch July 1 |publisher=The Logical Indian |date=2015-06-19 |access-date=2017-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419203221/http://thelogicalindian.com/news/governments-digi-locker-for-electronic-document-storage-to-launch-july-1/ |archive-date=19 April 2016 |url-status=live }} Storage space for uploaded legacy documents was initially 100 MB.{{cite web |url=https://thehindu.com/digilocker-gets-good-response/article7016197.ece|title=DigiLocker gets good response |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2015-03-20 |access-date=2017-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319110927/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/digilocker-gets-good-response/article7016197.ece |archive-date=19 March 2018 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |author=Pranav Mukul |url=https://indianexpress.com/digilocker-initiative-records-a-repository-of-24-13-lakh-docs-from-20-13-lakh-users-2933663|title=DigiLocker initiative records a repository of 24.13 lakh docs from 20.13 lakh users |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2016-07-25 |access-date=2017-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714203816/http://indianexpress.com/article/business/business-others/digilocker-initiative-records-a-repository-of-24-13-lakh-docs-from-20-13-lakh-users-2933663/ |archive-date=14 July 2017 |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/icse-isc-cisce-org-digilocker-gov-in-students-to-gain-access-to-government-digital-locker-facility-4663942|title=ICSE, ISC students to access digital locker facility to store, share documents, certificates |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2017-05-19 |access-date=2017-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527175933/http://indianexpress.com/article/education/icse-isc-cisce-org-digilocker-gov-in-students-to-gain-access-to-government-digital-locker-facility-4663942/ |archive-date=27 May 2017 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/companies/kotak-a/c-to-give-access-to-e-docs-in-digilocker/articleshow/57200638.cms |title=Kotak a/c to give access to e-docs in DigiLocker |publisher=Times of India |date=2017-02-17 |access-date=2017-06-10}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/100-odd-hospitals-plan-to-launch-digilocker-for-cancer-patients-4672452|title=100-odd hospitals plan to launch DigiLocker for cancer patients |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2017-05-25 |access-date=2017-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524215451/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/100-odd-hospitals-plan-to-launch-digilocker-for-cancer-patients-4672452/ |archive-date=24 May 2017 |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |title=DigiLocker Official Statistics |url=https://digilocker.gov.in/public/dashboard |website=DigiLocker |access-date=22 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125195117/https://digilocker.gov.in/public/dashboard |archive-date=25 January 2019 |url-status=live }} In 2023, Government of India integrated Passport Application Form with Digilocker.{{cite web|url=https://www.gadgetsnow.com/digilocker-for-passport-why-theres-no-rule-change-and-its-not-mandatory/articleshow/102830955.cms|title=Digilocker for passport: Why there’s no rule change and it’s not mandatory}} As of December 2024, Digilocker platform facilitated 9.4 billion document issuances to 43.49 crore users.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/how-digilocker-outage-has-hit-customer-onboarding-at-stockbrokers/articleshow/116905446.cms|title=How Digilocker outage has hit customer onboarding at stockbrokers}}

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.

Structure of DigiLocker

Each user's digital locker has the following sections.{{citation |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://digitallocker.gov.in/Resources/FAQ-Digital_Locker_v0_3.pdf |access-date=30 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063454/https://digitallocker.gov.in/Resources/FAQ-Digital_Locker_v0_3.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=live}}

My Certificates: This section has two subsections:
Digital Documents: This contains the URIs of the documents issued to the user by government 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 10MB 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.

Amendments to IT Act for Digital Locker

DigiLocker is not merely a technical platform. The Ministry of Electronics and IT, has notified rules concerning the service.{{cite web|url=https://www.meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Digi%20Locker%20Rules%20and%20Amendment.pdf |title=Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of Information by Intermediaries Providing Digital Locker Facilities) Rules, 2016|publisher=Government of India}} Amendments made to the Information Technology Act, 2000 in February 2017 state that the documents provided and shared through DigiLocker are at par with the corresponding physical certificates.{{cite web|url=https://digilocker.gov.in/assets/img/Controller-of-Digital-Locker-Rules-2016.pdf|title=The Information Technology (Controller of Digital Locker) Rules, 2016}}

According to this Rule, – (1) Issuers may start issuing and Requesters may start accepting digitally (or electronically) signed certificates or documents shared from subscribers’ Digital Locker accounts at par with the physical documents in accordance with the provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder.

(2) When such certificate or document mentioned in sub-rule (1) has been issued or pushed in the Digital Locker System by an issuer and subsequently accessed or accepted by a requester through the URI, it shall be deemed to have been shared by the issuer directly in electronic form.{{Cite web |url=https://www.meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Digi%20Locker%20Rules%20and%20Amendment.pdf |title=Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of Information by Intermediaries Providing Digital Locker Facilities) Rules and Amendment |access-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412092639/https://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Digi%20Locker%20Rules%20and%20Amendment.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2019 |url-status=live }}

Important Notifications from Government Departments Regarding DigiLocker

Insurance Regulator (Insurance Regulatory Authority of India): [https://static.investindia.gov.in/s3fs-public/inline-files/IRDAI%20advises%20all%20Insurance%20companies%20for%20issuance.pdf IRDAI advises all Insurance companies for issuance of Digital Insurance Policies via DigiLocker]{{Cite web |url=https://digilocker.gov.in/resource/departmental_circulars.html |title=DigiLocker Departmental Circulars |access-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213065059/https://digilocker.gov.in/resource/departmental_circulars.html |archive-date=13 December 2019 |url-status=live }}

Security measures of DigiLocker

Following are the security measures{{cite web |title=FAQ: What security features are implemented in DigiLocker? Is it safe to put my data on DigiLocker platform? |url=https://digilocker.gov.in/faq.html |website=DigiLocker |access-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213065126/https://digilocker.gov.in/faq.html |archive-date=13 December 2019 |url-status=live}} used in the system