Maharashtra develops Aadhar-linked e-locker for crucial documents
Mumbai,
Nov
17:
In
a
new
Aadhar-linked
facility,
Maharashtra
government
has
developed
an
online
repository
for
important
documents
like
certificates,
degrees,
etc
which
are
frequently
required
to
apply
for
any
job
and
other
services.
The
"Maha
Digital
Locker"
will
end
to
hassle
of
physically
carrying
important
documents
like
education
and
property
certificates.
"Our state has done a lot of progress in e-governance and even the central government has praised us for our revolutionary work in the IT field. Even this new programme of ours has earned the appreciation of the Union government," Director of IT department of the State Secretariat, Virendra Singh told PTI.
Elaborating on the specifics of the programme, Singh said, "Everyone who has an Aadhar card can use the e-locker facility by logging in on elocker.maharashtra.gov.in. The Aadhar number will be the key to open the person's account. That person can upload and save the scanned copies of all his important documents and can retrieve it whenever required."
He added that uploading certificates like those related to birth, marriage, income and caste certificates on the e-locker will ensure that there is no need to carry them in physical format when they are needed for educational or job purpose.
"We
will
also
get
employers
signing
up
with
us
so
that
they
can
directly
access
their
candidate’s
documents
from
us.
But
this
will
all
be
very
secured.
No
third
person
can
get
access
to
a
particular
person’s
personal
information,"
Singh
said.
He
said
that
whenever
a
person
will
apply
for
a
document
or
a
certificate
at
any
SETU
(project)
office,
a
copy
of
it
will
be
uploaded
by
the
Gram
Panchayat,
Tehsil
or
collectorate
office.
When asked to comment on the security features of e-locker that will prevent its misuse, Singh said all documents of a person will be protected by a One Time Password (OTP) that will be sent to the user’s mobile phone every time he tries to log in with his Aadhar number.