In the year 2018, the Government of India had issued an advisory for the state to accept the driving license and vehicle registration stored in DigiLocker and mParivahan app. The government’s move is aimed at eliminating the need to carry documents while driving. Through this article, we will give you information about how to keep your driving license in your smartphone or how to download and keep its soft copy.
How to keep your driving license on your smartphone or download its soft copy
Before telling the process, it is important to know that you must have a DigiLocker account to store the license in the phone. You need to sign-up in your DigiLocker using phone number and Aadhaar number.
First DigiLocker site and sign-in with your username and six-digit PIN. After this you will receive one-time password (OTP) on your registered number.
After signing in, click on the Get Issued Documents button.
Now search “driving license” in the search bar.
After this, select the state government by which you have been issued the driving license.
Now enter your driving license number and click on Get Document button. Before proceeding make sure to click on the check box in which you have to provide your consent to share your data with DigLocker.
– Now DigiLocker will fetch your driving license from transport department.
You can see your driving license by going to the Issued Documents list.
– The soft copy of the driving license can also be downloaded by clicking on the PDF button.
– You can also keep the license in your phone by downloading the DigiLocker app.
If you don’t want to sign-up to DigiLocker and are looking for an alternative, you can also download mParivahan via Google Play or Apple’s App Store. After sign-up you can find your driving license under DL Dashboard tab.