Digital India Vision: eMudhra launches eSign services

BENGALURU: eMudhra Limited, a leading certifying firm in the country for digital signatures, today launched eSign services.

eSign is an online electronic signature service which can facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document within seconds. The signatures generated by eSign are legally valid and secure under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the company said.

As part of the Digital India Vision, Prime Minister launched eSign services in the country on July 1.

eSign can "revolutionise" the way business and governance is conducted in the country and pave the way for a digital transformation into a paperless environment, eMudhra said in a statement.

The firm which claims to be the first to start eSign services has also launched eMlocker - eMudhra's Digital Locker.

By using eMlocker along with eSign, one can store documents such as PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, electricity bills or any other documents electronically. One can also sign and attest them using eSign and send to anybody, it said.

Commenting on the development, eMudhra Limited Chairman V Srinivasan said, "the Government's digital India initiative is transformational and eMudhra is proud to be the first eSign service provider in the country as part of this vision. eMudhra's eSign and eMlocker will bring a paperless revolution in India."

The eMlocker can be accessed at www.emlocker.com. Initially, its service are free for the users for unlimited number of document downloads and uploads with free eSign.