Prelims – Current events of national importance | Polity & Governance
Why in News?
National e-Governance Division (NeGD) recently felicitated 5 states for their exceptional contribution toward large-scale DigiLocker integration and adoption across state government services.
- Recognition during - National Consultative Workshop on Strengthening Cybersecurity Frameworks for State Data.
States Recognized & their achievements
- Gujarat – On boarded 65% of services; Innovative Digital Disability Certificates for free bus transport. Over 1.92 Crore citizens covered.
- Karnataka – On boarded 73% of e-services; Digitized 3 Crore electricity bill records across all 5 Discoms. Highest number of accounts (2.7 Crore).
- Keralam - Completed on-boarding of 117+ services in less than 7 days.1.15 Crore registered users.
- Nagaland - Nominated as ‘Digital Rising State’; Integrated 32 services in 1 month using both Issuer & Requestor models. Excellence in rapid digital transformation.
- Rajasthan - Integrated the Jan Aadhaar (Family Register) with DigiLocker. Catered to 7.5+ Crore citizens.
About Digi Locker
- Definition - A flagship initiative under the Digital India programme, DigiLocker is a secure cloud-based platform for storage, sharing, and verification of documents and certificates.
- Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- Implementing Agency - National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
Core Concepts:
- Issuer - An entity (e.g., CBSE, Registrar Office, RTO) that issues certificates to individuals in electronic format.
- Requestor - An entity (e.g., Employers, Banks, Universities) that requests access to the digital documents for verification.
- Resident - An individual who uses the Digi Locker service based on their Aadhaar number.
Significance of Digi Locker Integration
- Ease of Living - Reduces the need for physical documents and physical verification.
- Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) - Strengthens India’s DPI by making government services interoperable and paperless.
- Efficiency - Enables "anytime, anywhere" access to authentic documents, reducing administrative overheads.
- Security - Provides a trusted and secure ecosystem for data exchange between government departments and citizens.
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