01318nam a22001217a 4500008004100000100002700041245009600068260004500164300003700209520082400246650008101070773004501151230607b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBugde, Gouresh Gurudas  aDigital signatures: A study in the context of law and effective delivery of public service   aBihar Journal of Public Administration    a19(25), Jul-Sep, 2022: p.179-187  aThe present article puts light on the concept of Digital Signature Certificate and its use in Government departments for the benefit of public at large. Digital Signature Certificates are a modern-day concept to bring about overall efficiency in the Government administration. DSC is part of e-governance model of the Government. DSC tokens are used for the purpose of digitally signing any document by putting the password set by the user pertaining to the DSC token. It is a substitute for manual signatures. The evidentiary value of DSC is at par with manual signatures. DSC cannot be replicated by any other person since it is protected by way of a public key and private key. In the present article we look at the importance, advantages, and the disadvantages of using DSC in Government departments. –Reproduced   aDigital signatures, Public administration, I T act, Private Key, Public key.  aBihar Journal of Public Administration