The government has launched a digital locker system--DigiLocker--which acts as a dedicated and secure personal storage space of up to 1 GB, linked to a person's Aadhaar number. It can securely store e-documents and one can digitally e-sign documents using this facility. The e-documents can be shared easily with registered requester agencies or government departments. The DigiLocker will minimise the use of physical documents and provide authenticity of e-documents.It will provide secure access to government-issued documents. It will also reduce administrative overheads of government departments and agencies.

Portal

To sign up for the DigiLocker service, one can access the following portal: https:digitallocker.gov.in

Valid Aadhaar

A valid Aadhar number is a prerequisite to register for the service. It is also recommended to have your mobile number registered in the UIDAI (Aadhaar) records for easier registration.

Sign up

There are two options for authentication-OTP and fingerprint. OTP can be used only if your mobile number is registered with UIDAI. On entering OTP and clicking on the "Validate" button, the user is taken to Set usernamepassword page to complete sign up. For fingerprint option, you will have to put your thumb impression on the fingerprint device. If the fingerprint is valid, then the user is taken to Set username password page to complete sign up.

Upload documents

Once the registration process is completed, the user can upload documents under `My Documents' section. Important identity, age proof documents, examination certificates (SSC, HSC, Graduation etc) can be uploaded from the user's local machine to the digital locker. Based on the document type selected, the user needs to fill in the other details relevant to the document. On successful upload, the document will be listed under `Uploaded Documents' section.

Points to note

Each file to be uploaded should not be more than 1MB in size.

The file format for upload documents can be only pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and gif file.