Create minimum 100 Digital lockers, Collector tells officials

Collector Bhim Singh has directed officials of Common Service Center (CSC) to ensure atleast one member of each family in the district is made ‘computer literate’.At the same time the Collector also asked the officials to create a minimum of 100 ‘Digital lockers’.He was addressing officials in a meeting of CSC officials here on Sunday ahead of the nation-wide ‘Digital India Week’ to be observed from July 1 this year.

The Collector also asked officials to complete all Aadhaar related registration work in CSC during the next one month.He told the officials to put up banners and posters related to ‘Digital India Week’ in the entire district.Singh said that many other services could be made available to the people in the district in future through CSC.

Notably, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand has emphasized on extensive promotion and use of Digital locker in Chhattisgarh.In a letter addressing all the heads of departments, Divisional Commissioners and Collectors, he has asked them to encourage more people to use Digital locker.Dhand in his letter mentioned that under the ‘Digital India Programme’ the Central Government has launched the beta version of the Digital locker.“Any citizen can open his or her  account in Digital locker and can store digital copy of their PAN card, Degree-certificate, driving license safely and could share when required,” the Chief Secretary said.

The letter detailed about the way to open Digital locker account. One could login to https://digitallocker.gov.in and register their Aaadhar number for getting registered. After filling the required information, the Digital locker account would be activated after which one could digitally upload their documents.When required, the documents can be shared with concerned agencies easily. Detailed information about Digital locker is available in the website, the letter mentioned.