Information Technology Act, 2000 provides for use of Digital Signatures on the documents submitted in electronic form in order to ensure the security and authenticity of the documents filed electronically. This is the only secure and authentic way that a document can be submitted electronically. As e-filing is made compulsory in ROC, every director / signing authority needs to have their Digital Signature Certificate. It’s now mandatory to obtain Class-2 or Class-2 with PAN Digital Signature Certificate for any person who is required to sign manual documents and returns filed with ROC as per MCA21. Also an Individual is required to obtain Class-2 DSC with PAN for e-filing his return with Income Tax, India. Thus, Digital Signature Certificate to be obtained for: • Issuing TDS / TCS forms and license • Filing tax returns online • Online Government orders/treasury orders • Online file movement system • Public information records • E-voting • Railway reservations & ticketing • E-education • Online money orders