Digital India claim and programme — following on the heels of Make in India and Skill India — is three-pronged.
Among the new initiatives aimed at reducing paperwork is the Digital Locker, which allows users to upload and store documents that can be shared with government agencies to expedite official applications for, say, marriage licences or LPG connections.
Aadhaar card holders will be able to authenticate documents using eSign, a digital signature application.
Another portal is eHospital, which will let citizens avail health services online, also issuing a unique health identification number piggybacked to Aadhaar.