Five States Felicitated for Digi Locker Integration Initiatives

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.

For Reference: IAS | Parliament