DigiLocker is an important tool for you to keep in your digital arsenal. DigiLocker platform, which is a portmanteau of a Digital Locker, is a cloud service built by the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) under the Central government’s Digital India Initiative. DigiLocker can be used to store digital versions of all government-issued documents including CBSE result certificates, Aadhaar card, PAN card, Election card etc. The biggest benefit for a user is that this way, you can always carry around all your documents inside your phone and show them whenever necessary. However, many people still do not know how to use DigiLocker or how to upload files in DigiLocker. If you are one of them, read our Apps Guide on how to upload documents in DigiLocker.
DigiLocker provides 1GB of cloud space to every user. It has an upper limit of 10MB on an individual file uploaded to the platform. Over the years, the platform has become very popular among users. According to the official website, DigiLocker has 92.28 million registered users and 4.75 billion documents stored.
If you already have a DigiLocker account, you can skip to the next section. If not, then continue reading. You can use DigiLocker either through the website by clicking the link here or by using the mobile application available on PlayStore and Apple app store. Once you land to the homepage on either the website or app, follow the following steps.
1. Click on the ‘Sign up’ icon located at the top right corner of the page.
2. Once redirected to the account creation page, enter the following information: Full name (as per Aadhaar), date of birth, mobile number and email ID. Also enter a preferred six-digit security pin. Once all of it is done, press ‘Submit’.
3. You will
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