01420nam a22001577a 4500 522842 522842 230607b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Bugde, Gouresh Gurudas 41446 Digital signatures: A study in the context of law and effective delivery of public service Bihar Journal of Public Administration 19(25), Jul-Sep, 2022: p.179-187 The 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 Digital signatures, Public administration, I T act, Private Key, Public key. 38602 Bihar Journal of Public Administration PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 397880 IIPA IIPA 2023-06-07 19(25), Jul-Sep, 2022: p.179-187 AR128898 2023-06-07 AR