- DigiLocker is a secure cloud storage service launched by the Government of India to allow Indian citizens to store important documents and e-documents linked to their Aadhaar number. - It aims to minimize the use of physical documents and provide easy access to authenticated e-documents issued by government departments and agencies to facilitate services. - Individuals can access their DigiLocker using their Aadhaar number to store documents uploaded by themselves or issued by authorized entities linked through Uniform Resource Identifiers.

1. DIGITAL LOCKER

2. • DIGILOCKER, AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, IS THE DIGITAL LOCKER
LAUNCHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS &
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DIETY), UNDER THE MINISTRY OF
COMMUNICATIONS & IT.
• DIGILOCKER IS A CLOUD STORAGE AND IS ONE STEP FORWARD
TOWARDS DREAM OF DIGITAL INDIA.
What is DigiLocker?

3. • DIGILOCKER IS A SERVICE LAUNCHED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN
FEBRUARY 2015
• TO PROVIDE A SECURE DEDICATED PERSONAL ELECTRONIC SPACE
FOR STORING THE DOCUMENTS OF RESIDENT INDIAN CITIZENS.
• THE STORAGE SPACE (MAXIMUM 1GB) IS LINKED TO
THE AADHAAR NUMBER OF THE USER.
• THE SPACE CAN BE UTILIZED FOR STORING PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
LIKE UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATES, PAN CARDS, VOTER ID CARDS, ETC.,
AND THE URI'S OF THE E-DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY VARIOUS ISSUER
DEPARTMENTS.

4. • THE SERVICE IS INTENDED TO MINIMIZE THE USE OF PHYSICAL
DOCUMENTS AND TO PROVIDE AUTHENTICITY OF THE E-
DOCUMENTS.
• IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SECURE ACCESS TO GOVT. ISSUED
DOCUMENTS. IT IS ALSO INTENDED TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES OF GOVT. DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND TO MAKE
IT EASY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE SERVICES.
• DIGILOCKER IS ONE OF THE KEY INITIATIVES UNDER THE DIGITAL
INDIA PROGRAMME. THIS WAS RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DEITY), GOVT. OF
INDIA.

5. • Linked to each resident’s Aadhaar number.
• 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.

6. • WE ALREADY HAVE CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES LIKE DROPBOX
ETC THEN WHY WE NEED ONE MORE.
• THE ANSWER IS VERY SIMPLE, DIGILOCKER IS A CLOUD SERVICE
TO AVAIL GOVT SERVICES, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR PERSONAL
STORAGE ALSO.
Now you must be wondering….!!!

7. Structure of the Digital Locker
Each user’s digital locker has the following sections.
• My Certificates: This section has two sub sections:
• Digital Documents: This contains the URI's of the documents issued to the user by
Govt. 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 1MB
in size. Only pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and gif file types can be uploaded.

8. •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.

9. HOW DOES DIGILOCKER
WORK?
• Valid Aadhaar number registered with Aadhaar.
• Two Options:
• 1)“Use OTP”, an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent by UIDAI
to the mobile number and email-id registered with your Aadhaar.
• 2)After Clicking on “Use Fingerprint” User will have to put the
thumb print on the finger print device. If the finger print is valid, then
user is authenticated.

10. •Kindly ensure that your current mobile number is registered with
Aadhaar number
•You can update your mobile number by visiting any UIDAI centre

11. USER ID CREATION

12. DOCUMENT UPLOAD SCREEN

13. 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

14. ADVANTAGES OF DIGILOCKER
• THE COST OF PROVIDING THE
SERVICE: DIGILOCKER WILL GRADUALLY BRING
DOWN THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE BY
THE GOVT.
• IT WILL REDUCE THE GOVT’S STAFFING
REQUIREMENT & OTHER OPERATIONAL COSTS THUS
WILL BRING THE GOVT EXPENDITURE IN CONTROL.
THEREFORE, IF YOU SIGN UP FOR DIGILOCKER, YOU
WILL INDIRECTLY HELP GOVT TO REDUCE THE COST
OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE THUS CONTROL FISCAL
DEFICIT.

15. • THE BEST PART IS ESIGN FACILITY IS FREE WHEREAS
FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES, YOU NEED TO PAY
ANNUAL FEES.
• DIGILOCKER SHALL HELP TO REDUCE THE HUMAN
INTERACTION TO AVAIL GOVT SERVICES. THIS
WOULD HELP IN REDUCING CORRUPTION (E.G.
ISSUING PASSPORT THROUGH AGENT).

16. • REDUCE FRAUDS:- THE DOCUMENTS STORED IN
DIGITAL LOCKER ARE DIGITAL SIGNED (E SIGNED) BY
ADDHAR CARD HOLDERS. HENCE SUBMISSION OF
FAKE DOCUMENTS TO AGENCIES REGISTERED WITH
DIGI LOCK IS DIFFICULT.
• SIMILARLY DOCUMENTS STORED WITH DIGI LOCK
CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY AUTHORIZED AGENCIES.
HENCE DOCUMENTS RELATED FRAUD SHALL BE
REDUCED.

17. • PAPERLESS DOCUMENTATION :- ANY AGENCY
(WHICH IS REGISTERED WITH DIGITAL LOCKER
SYSTEM) CAN REQUEST FOR YOUR DOCUMENTS
BASED ON AADHAAR. INSTEAD OF SENDING THE
PHYSICAL COPY YOU CAN SEND DIGITALLY SIGNED
(E SIGNED) COPY STORED AS URI (UNIVERSAL
RESOURCE INDICATOR) IN DIGILOCKER.
• THE AGENCY CAN DIRECTLY ACCESS YOUR
DOCUMENT FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY
THROUGH URI.

18. • THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF DIGI LOCKER OVER
PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES (LIKE GOOGLE
DRIVE) IS THAT OUR DOCUMENTS CAN BE SHARED
BY VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WHICH ARE REGISTERED
WITH DIGI LOCKER.
• GOVT IS ALSO PLANNING TO LAUNCH MOBILE APP
FOR DIGITAL LOCKER SHORTLY, WHICH WILL
FURTHER MAKE IT CONVENIENT TO ACCESS THE
DOCUMENTS ON THE MOVE.