Overview
A Digital Signature Certificate in India (DSC) is needed during the online submission of the documents by authorized individuals, guaranteeing their security and legitimacy. DSC is mandatory for all files on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) portal and is vital for online submissions, like company incorporation, LLP registration, and income tax e-filing.
What is Digital Signature?
The Digital Signature is a kind of digital key issued by the certifying authority. It is used to verify and certify the identity of a person digitally. It is used to sign a document digitally.
In addition to the above, the DSC contains all the details of a person, such as their name, pin code, email address, digital signature of a person and issuing authority name. Moreover, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs looks after the approval, issuance, and any discrepancy in the digital signature certificate.
Tax And Process
The Digital Signature is a kind of digital key issued by the certifying authority. It is used to verify and certify the identity of a person digitally. It is used to sign a document digitally.
In addition to the above, the DSC contains all the details of a person, such as their name, pin code, email address, digital signature of a person and issuing authority name. Moreover, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs looks after the approval, issuance, and any discrepancy in the digital signature certificate.
Types of Digital Signatures?
There are three types of digital signature certificates, which are given below:
Signature
DSC Signed document validates its authenticity. DSC signed document can’t be tampered. It can also be used to sign a PDF, file ITR return, seal a deal, and for many other work.
Encrypted
Digital signature certificate in India is used for confidential data and documents. In order to protect the secrecy of the important documents, it is necessary to use DSC encryption in transmitting the documents.
Sign and Encrypt
It comprises both sign and encryption. It provides you both authenticity of the documents and maintain secrecy of the documents. Generally this kind of digital signature is used for filling up government applications or other important documents.
Benefits of digital signature
Easy and Quick Payment: You can use digital signature in making any deal, signing a contract. In addition to this, you can also easily prepare legal agreements, invoices or any other papers that takes too much because of ink signature.
Saves Both Cost and Time: Digital Signature is used to sign the documents during any official contract or agreement. In the pre- digitalization era, every partner of a contract or deal needed to sign the document separately, that was a time taking process. But, in this digital world, it has become very easy to authenticate any document online. Digital signature saves time, money and is done in a very smooth manner.
Security Enhanced: Digital signing protects a document in comparison with ink signing. The digital signature making software makes sure that it is encrypted and can protect the document from getting tampered.
Authenticity: Digital signature certificates in India provide legal validity. It also ensure the verification of the e-signature. It can be used in any court of law. Moreover, it also make it easy to track and archive documents as well as simplify compliance and audit.
Validity: Digital signatures are also considered to be valid in future as well. Digital signatures have validity into the future with their long term signature formats.
Classes of digital signature certificates in India
There are 3 kinds of digital signature certificates issued by the certifying authorities. These are -
Class 1 Certificates
This kind of certificate is issued to the private individuals. It is used to verify the name and e-mail address of the user.
Class 2 Certificates
This type of digital signature certificate in India is issued to the organisations for the purpose of e-filing on various government websites, like Ministry Of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website, income tax website, GST website, etc.
Class 3 Certificates
Such kind of certificates are needed in online auctions and tenders all over India. All the firms that want to participate in online tenders require to have class 3 digital signature certificates.
Documents Required For Digital Signature Online
Here are the documents needed for Digital signature
The following documents are required for proof of identification:
Passport
PAN Card of the applicant
Driving License
Post Office ID card
Bank account passbook including the photograph with the signature of the applicant is also required for digital signature online. It must be attested by the concerned officer of the bank.
Photo ID card issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs
Any Government-issued photo ID card having the signature of the applicant
Address Proof Documents
AADHAAR Card
Voter ID Card
Driving License /Registration Certificate
Water Bill (Not older than 3 Months)
Electricity Bill (Not older than 3 Months)
Latest Bank Statements signed by the officer of the bank (Not older than 3 Months)
Property Tax/ Corporation/ Municipal Corporation Receipt
Attestation Officer Proof
All the documents mentioned above must be enclosed with the DSC Application Form while applying for a digital signature certificate in India.
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