DigiLocker is a cloud storage service for government-issued documents created by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under Digital India Corporation (DIC). It uses your Aadhaar card as a proof of identity and allows you to digitize your documents and make them readily available to you whenever you have an internet connection. These digitized documents are considered on par with the original physical documents and are accepted by railways, traffic police and, more recently, passport services. So, we’ve put together a step-by-step guide on how to upload documents to DigiLocker.
DigiLocker can sign files and upload files. An issued document is an electronic document issued by a government agency to an individual directly from the original source. These documents are stored as URLs in the Published Documents section. As the name suggests, uploaded documents are documents that an individual uploads to their DigiLocker account. This can include .pdf, .jpeg, and .png files under 10MB in size.
How to upload documents to DigiLocker via website
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You will be asked to enter your full name, date of birth, gender, mobile number, email ID and Aadhaar number. You will also need to set a six-digit PIN as your password. Click submit After completion.
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OTP will be sent to your registered number.
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Enter OTP and click submit.
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You will now be asked to enter your username. Click submit Once completed, your account should be created.
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You will be redirected to the DigiLocker homepage. Click Uploaded files options on the left side of the page.
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Select the file you want to upload from your computer and click Open. You can also select multiple files.
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These files will now be available in the Uploaded Documents section.
You can also select the document type for the uploaded file. In front of the file, there will be an option to select document type. Click on it and it will display a list of current document types available to you, such as power bills, dependency certificates, comprehensive certificates, proof of identity, etc.
How to upload documents to DigiLocker via the app
- Log in to the DigiLocker application.
- On the dashboard, click the hamburger menu in the upper left corner.
- choose Upload files.
- Click upload button is located next to the top menu button.
- You will be asked to grant the application permission to access your files.
- Next, select document or Content from other appsdepending on what you want to upload.
- Selecting “File” will take you to your phone’s storage (within the app), where you can navigate to where the file is, select it, and tap upload.
- Content from other apps will open the phone’s default file browser.
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