**Executive Summary**
On May 11, 2026, the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) felicitated five states—Gujarat, Karnataka, Keralam, Nagaland, and Rajasthan—for their exceptional integration of DigiLocker with state citizen services. Held during a national workshop on cybersecurity, the event recognized these states for enhancing Digital Public Infrastructure and simplifying document access. The initiative aims to promote secure, interoperable, and citizen-centric digital governance across India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Event and Purpose**
* The felicitation took place during the "National Consultative Workshop on Strengthening Cybersecurity Frameworks for State Data."
* The primary goal was to recognize large-scale DigiLocker adoption that reduces physical verification requirements and improves ease of living.
* **State-Specific Achievements**
* **Gujarat:** On-boarded 65% of services for 1.92 crore citizens and introduced Digital Disability certificates for bus transport.
* **Karnataka:** Achieved the highest number of DigiLocker accounts (2.7 crore), on-boarded 73% of e-services, and digitized 3 crore electricity bill records.
* **Keralam:** Successfully integrated more than 117 services in less than seven days, catering to 1.15 crore users.
* **Nagaland:** Nominated as ‘Digital Rising State’ for integrating 32+ services in one month using both issuer and requestor models.
* **Rajasthan:** Rolled out the Family Register Jan Aadhaar to over 7.5 crore citizens and accelerated the on-boarding of electricity bills.
* **Strategic Vision**
* Emphasis on collaborative digital governance through secure and interoperable platforms.
* Government commitment to building robust, scalable digital systems for public service delivery.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments (Gujarat, Karnataka, Keralam, Nagaland, Rajasthan)**
**Impact**
These states have been established as leaders in digital transformation, having successfully shifted a significant portion of their public services to a digital-first model.
**Action Required**
Maintain the integrated digital infrastructure and continue to scale on-boarding for remaining departmental services.
**Indian Citizens**
**Impact**
Citizens in the recognized states experience simplified access to official documents and a reduction in the need for physical paperwork.
**Action Required**
Register for and utilize DigiLocker accounts to access state-issued documents and avail of public services like transport and utilities.
**National e-Governance Division (NeGD) / MeitY**
**Impact**
The NeGD successfully reinforced national digital governance standards and encouraged state-level participation in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).
**Action Required**
Continue providing technical facilitation and recognition to states to ensure the sustained growth of the DigiLocker ecosystem.
Key Entities Referenced
DigiLocker: A central digital platform for the issuance, storage, and verification of documents, integrated with state services to enhance digital governance.
National e-Governance Division (NeGD): The primary division under the Ministry of Electronics & IT responsible for driving the integration of DigiLocker with state-level citizen services.
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI): The foundational digital framework used to simplify document access and improve the delivery of public services across states.
Gujarat, Karnataka, Keralam, Nagaland, and Rajasthan: The five Indian states recognized for exemplary performance in on-boarding government e-services and integrating them with the DigiLocker ecosystem.
Jan Aadhaar: A specific state-level family register program in Rajasthan that has been successfully integrated with DigiLocker.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Five States Felicitated for exceptional DigiLocker
Integration Initiatives
Posted On: 12 MAY 2026 6:21PM by PIB Delhi
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) has been consistently working towards integrating
DigiLocker with citizen services across the country to enable seamless and efficient delivery of public
services. As a part of its sustained efforts to strengthen digital governance, NeGD has focused on
facilitating the integration of DigiLocker with various State digital service platforms. In recognition of
exemplary initiatives in this domain, five States were felicitated for their outstanding contribution towards
DigiLocker integration. The felicitation took place during the National Consultative Workshop on
Strengthening Cybersecurity Frameworks for State Data, held on May 11, 2026.
During the event, officials and SeMT teams from five States viz. Gujarat, Karnataka, Keralam,
Nagaland and Rajasthan were felicitated for their exceptional contribution towards large-scale
DigiLocker integration and adoption across State government services. The felicitation was conferred by
Shri Nand Kumarum, Joint Secretary, Digital Governance Division, MeitY & President & CEO, NeGD, in
presence of Shri K K Singh, Joint Secretary, MeitY, Dr. Sanjay Bahl, DG, Cert-In, Shri VTV Ramana,
HoG, NIC and Ms. Savita Utreja, GC, Cyber Security Division, MeitY.
The recognised States demonstrated exemplary performance in integrating DigiLocker with multiple
departmental services, thereby simplifying document access, reducing physical verification requirements
and significantly improving ease of living for citizens through Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as
mentioned below:-
1. Gujarat - The state has on-boarded 65% of the services and diversified the digital ecosystem to
over 1.92 Crore citizens. Gujarat has been also awarded for their innovation for Bus transport,
wherein they have enabled Digital Disability certificates which can be showcased for availing free
transport
2. Karnataka - The state has been instrumental in on-boarding 73% of the government e-services
marking their way towards Digital Karnataka and registered with the highest number of DigiLocker
accounts with over 2.7 Crore citizens using its services. Karnataka was able to on-board all the 5
Discoms in a quick time, thereby reaching digitization of 3 Crore electricity bill records
3. Keralam - The state in coordination with various departments has completed on-boarding of more
than 117 Services in less than 7 Days. Keralam caters to more than 1.15 Crore registered users
4. Nagaland - Nominated for ‘Digital Rising State’, Nagaland has been able to integrate more than 32
services in a span of 1 month. Nagaland has done all integrations both in issuer and requestormodels which showcases their excellence in digital transformation
5. Rajasthan – The state rolled out the Family Register Jan Aadhaar with DigiLocker, catering to
more than 7.5+ Crore citizens. The state has been instrumental in on-boarding Electricity Bill and
many more services at a fast pace
Speaking during the occasion, Shri Nand Kumarum highlighted the importance of collaborative digital
governance and emphasised that secure, interoperable, and citizen-centric platforms such as DigiLocker
are central to India’s vision of trusted digital governance.
The felicitation of the states reinforced the Government of India’s commitment towards building robust,
secure and citizen-centric digital governance systems while encouraging States to adopt scalable and
interoperable digital platforms for public service delivery.****
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