The Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card programme was officially launched on 25th January.
This will allow voters to download a soft copy of their voter cards from the website of the Election Commission.
It may be noted here that other identity proofs like the Aadhar card, PAN card, driving licence are already available in the digital format.
This will be the first time that the government will issue voter identity cards in digital formats. 25th January had been chosen as the launch date of this programme as National Voters` Day.
The Election Commission has informed that all new voters will also get hard copies of their voter ID cards.