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SRINAGAR — The Regional Passport Office, Srinagar and Ladakh has said the applicants would not be required to carry the original documents at the PSKs/POPSKs provided the same is uploaded through DigiLocker.

Regional Passport Officer Srinagar and Ladakh, Davinder Kumar told the news agency KDC that the applicants during online submission of application at www.passportindia.gov.in are advised to complete the “DigiLocker’ process of uploading the required supporting documents to minimize the overall processing time and seamless verification of documents at PSKs/POPSKs.

"Applicants would not be required to carry the original documents at the PSKs/POPSKs provided the same is uploaded through DigiLocker," he said.

The Ministry has further enhanced the acceptance of “Aadhaar document” through DigiLocker during online submission of applications in the portal, Kumar said, adding that applicants are advised to complete the “DigiLocker upload” document process in the portal, in case “Aadhaar’ is submitted as one of the document for proof of Address/DOB.

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SRINAGAR — In Jammu and Kashmir, authorities are likely to make qualification and passing certificates of 10th and 12th standards available online for the students.

The students can download their respective certificates online from the DigiLocker app or its official website.

Top administrative officials of the School Education Department informed the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that “all processes of the examination conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) have been made online.”

“Certificates of students of Class X and Class XII Board exam are being made available on Digilocker,” the official said.

DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEIT) under the Digital India programme. DigiLocker aims at 'Digital Empowerment' of citizens by providing access to authentic digital documents in citizen's digital document wallets.

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