To sign up for the digital locker facility recently launched by Prime Minister of India, one needs to have

The correct answer is Aadhaar.

Key Points

• To sign up for the digital locker facility recently launched by Prime Minister of India, one needs to have Aadhaar.
• DigiLocker has provided a dedicated cloud-based platform as a personal space to residents for storage, sharing, verification of documents & certificates, thus it is helping in eliminating use of physical documents.
• Over 13.5 crore users are registered with DigiLocker and over 562 crore documents are accessible via DigiLocker.

Additional Information Digital India

• Digital India’ programme aims at transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge-based economy by ensuring ease of access, digital inclusion and participation.
• It was launched in 2015.
• .The strength of digital infrastructure and digital services has already proved its resilience during the pandemic times.
• India is among the top countries that have experienced the fast digital adoption.
• This has been achieved due to a focused approach of the Government and the implementation of innovative initiatives.