The DigiLocker agent will serve as a template for other ministries, with reusable platform components.
With rising India-Pakistan tensions, securing vital documents like PAN and Aadhaar in DigiLocker ensures safe, instant access during emergencies.
DigiLocker platform of the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology aims to empower citizens by allowing them to store all their lifelong documents in a single digital wallet.
The APAAR ID card, launched by the Government of India, offers a unique identity for students, tracking academic progress and enabling smooth transitions between institutions.
Her first address to a joint sitting of the two Houses in the new Parliament building resonated with references to the rapid expansion of the startup ecosystem, nation's AI push, speedy 5G roll-out, as well as the semiconductor sector investments.
Abhishek Singh, CEO of National e-Governance Division (NeGD), said that there is a need to zero in on a common framework for accessing documents such as birth certificate for Digilocker
The India Stack platform is also building a 'Digilocker for families' feature that will enable multiple family members to use the tool via a single device
Google also announced an AI based model to help identify and organise important files including official documents and government ID cards.
The records could be linked using DigiLocker, the authentic documents exchange platform of the Union electronics & IT ministry.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has designated the UGC as an authorised body to implement NAD as a permanent scheme without levy of any user charges in co-operation with the Digilocker as a single depository of NAD.
The building blocks required to create such a platform are already available, given the strong ecosystem of Aadhaar, mobile phones, UPI platform and digilocker, he said asking the banking industry to come up with innovative idea and solutions in three months.
Customers will have to pay Re 1 for the process of authentication through Aadhaar-based e-KYC services of UIDAI for getting new mobile connections, according to the new rules.
Insurers should also inform their retail policyholders about DigiLocker, and how to use it, the circular said.
Digilocker is a 'digital locker app' for citizens to securely save copies of all their documents in their mobile phones. Google/Apple Play/ App store allows users to download it easily.
Singh said this measure is a digital leap in a bid to ensure that during the COVID-19 pandemic, new pensioners are not forced to accept physical copy of their pension payment order.
Students can now download the Digilocker app to access their results CBSE Class XII results
Under the revised rule, motorists can also carry all such documents in electronic form.
This is in response to a number of grievances and RTI applications received in the ministry where citizens have raised the issue that the documents available in DigiLocker or the mParivahan app are not considered valid by the traffic police or the motor vehicles department, when asked to produce.
The documents can be accessed by signing up on the DigiLocker website and pulling it from CBSE database which is registered as an issuer organisation for the service
'DigiLocker', an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), is a repository platform for issuance, verification and storage of digital certificates and documents on cloud.
Launching the integration of DigiLocker with the Driving Licence and Vehicle Registration system of the ministry of road transport and highways today, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said citizens can use these as valid identification at airports too.
With a pass percentage of 88.58 percent, girls once again outperformed boys in the CBSE Class XII Board examination, the results of which were declared on May 21