Regarding 'DigiLocker', sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- 1.It is a digital locker system offered by the Government under Digital India Programme.
- 2.It allows you to access your e-documents irrespective of your physical location.
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. DigiLocker is a Government of India digital document wallet run under the Digital India programme, and because it is cloud-based, you can reach your documents from the web or a mobile app wherever you are.
- ✓ 1. DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Digital India programme.
- ✓ 2. It is a secure cloud-based platform for storing, sharing and verifying documents, accessible through the web portal and the mobile app, so no physical copies need to be carried.
Remember · DigiLocker = MeitY's cloud-based document wallet under Digital India; documents can be issued, stored, shared and verified digitally, from anywhere.
Sources
- DigiLocker (Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India) ↗ “DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) under Digital India programme. DigiLocker aims at 'Digital Empowerment' of citizen by providing access to authentic digital documents to citizen's digital document wallet.”
- Passport Verification Record now available on DigiLocker (Press Information Bureau, MeitY) ↗ “Citizens will be able to seamlessly access and retrieve their Passport Verification Records from the “Issued Documents” section of their DigiLocker account after successful verification, through both the web portal and mobile application, without the need to carry or store physical copies”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2016, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·