Entity Locker

News: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched Entity Locker, a digital public infrastructure for streamlined business document management. 

About Entity Locker

• Entity Locker is a secure, cloud-based solution that simplifies the storage, sharing, and verification of documents for a wide range of entities like large business organisations, MSMEs, start-ups, societies etc. 
• The National eGovernance Division (NeGD) has developed Entity Locker. 
  • NeGD functions under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). 
• The platform is a critical component of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure, envisioning enhanced digital governance and ease of doing business. 
• Features: 
  • Real-time access and documents verification through integration with government databases 
  • Provides for consent-based mechanisms for secure sharing of sensitive information 
  • Offers 10 GB of encrypted cloud storage for secure document management 
  • Provision of legally valid digital signatures for authenticating documents 
  • Provides seamless integration with systems such as the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). 
  • Enhanced accountability through Aadhaar-authenticated role-based access management. 
• The platform seeks to benefit business entities by reducing document processing time, removing operational bottlenecks, simplifying compliance requirements, and increasing operational efficiency.