A high-level committee constituted by MeitY for Harmonization of DigiLocker Regulatory Framework

¨     A high-level committee constituted by MeitY for Harmonization of DigiLocker Regulatory Framework.

¨     A high-level committee was constituted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for harmonization of the regulatory framework of DigiLocker.

¨     The committee was established to undertake a legislative review of the Digital Locker Rules in alignment with the current technical and legal landscape.

¨     A future roadmap for Entity Locker, ecosystem expansion and commercialization of the Digital Locker system is to be charted by the panel.

¨     The initiative was taken to ensure that the DigiLocker framework remains robust, future-ready and responsive to emerging digital requirements.

¨     The committee is being headed by Ajay Sawhney, former Secretary of MeitY.

¨     Legal experts, technology specialists and industry representatives have been included as members of the committee.

¨     The introductory meeting of the panel was held on 24 February 2026 at Electronics Niketan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.

¨     During the meeting, deliberations were carried out on the vision and evolving role of the Digital Locker ecosystem.\

¨     The contribution of DigiLocker towards achieving the goals of Viksit Bharat through Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business was discussed.