The district administration here will launch a campaign to ensure maximum users of the Digital Locker facility being launched country-wide on July 1.
A press release issued by District Collector P. Bala Kiran here on Wednesday said the campaign was being launched with the help of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) here and the Akshaya Mission to attain maximum number of users in the district by June 27. The Digital Locker scheme being launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1 was conceived under the Digital India Programme.
The concept is to provide a private storage space linked to a citizen’s Aadhaar number. The locker can be used to keep the citizen’s e-Documents secure and to share in the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to various departments where a copy is to be produced. The provision for e-Sign the documents is also available, the release said.
The enrolment in the scheme is simple that it takes only a minute. The sign-up process can be done by visiting the site https://digitallocker.gov.in. Those who need assistance should approach any Akshaya Centre in the district to get themselves enrolled without any fee, it added.
Agricultural Minister K.P. Mohanan will inaugurate the facility in the district at the Collectorate Conference Hall on June 27.
