How Indian Corporate World Is Moving Towards “Paperless Office”

We often blame the increasing number of vehicles, or area clearance drives for commercial purposes, use of plastic and many other reasons for the current environmental imbalance.

Paper-made products that we use on a daily basis hardly counts as a devastation of the environment because we are the end-product users and are not directly involved in chopping down trees.

To have a deeper understanding of what we are dealing with here, let me tell you that an approximate of 5 liters of water is needed to produce a single A4 size sheet. You can only imagine where we are heading, with the amount of pressure we are putting on nature for the mere production of papers. If we are now talking about change, it must start with us!

“Paperless Office” - Benefits of going Paperless

Companies - big and small - alone contribute to huge consumption of paper in the form of documentation, mails, invoices, bills, etc. which they deal with on a daily basis. Having it all in the form of “paper” sometimes brings many inconveniences in the long run. It is not only difficult to maintain the huge amount of documentation, it also incurs the risk of loss and leakage of confidential information. To curb these potential risks, it has become necessary to move towards a “paperless office”.

Of the many benefits of going paperless, some include:

• Digital storage is better than the traditional way of storing documents, invoices, files, mails, etc.
• Paperless office cleans up the mess and helps you store files and important documents in one place for ease of retrieval. This also solves the issue of scalability.
• Ease of accessing anything you require at a few clicks.
• Saves time, added services costs, and speeds up your organization’s ROI.

How are “Paperless Corporates” Catalyzing India’s Digital Transformation Journey

Top Indian corporates like LG Electronics, HCL, Canon, Airtel, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Exide, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), to mention a few have made their move towards paperless offices. The Government of India has taken this initiative to turn completely paperless with the Digital India scheme - the objective of which is to increase the transparency of Government operations with the common man. To mention a few, with India-originated government mobiles apps like Aarogya Setu App, BHIM UPI App, DigiLocker App, ePathshala App, GST Rate Finder App, mAadhaar App, mPassport Seva App, MyGov App, PMO India App, UMANG App, etc. India is already marching head strong towards its transformation to a completely technology-driven Digital India.

Indian Corporates have turned heavily technology driven and with smart applications, corporate services have become faster, easier and convenient. Each new day is a new search for advanced technology which can help corporations better their workflow and cater to the needs of their customers more efficiently. One such digital boon is the legalization of digital signatures under the IT Act of 2000. With this, office operations have been able to run faster than earlier, have saved them a huge amount of time, cost and energy, and help deviate the same towards making their services better. With the increasing number of Digital Signature Solutions industry, people can easily create digital signatures online and use them to sign documents.

How are Digital Signatures helpful for Corporates in going Paperless?

As mentioned above, digital signatures have come to ease the office operations, and helped in streamlining the documentation process. With digital signatures, corporates have been able to

not only handle digital payments smoothly but also securely handle huge documentation and sign them with ease. The contrivance of e-Signatures and Digital Signature Certificates (DSC), and its increasing demand in the Indian Corporate world has given birth to two things:

1. The increasing demand of the Digital Signature Solutions industry.
2. Showing a clear picture of India’s advancement to a paperless economy.

Key Takeaways

• The Government of India’s Digital India initiative has helped people from all nooks and corners of the nation to benefit from the digital processes which they can easily execute without having to travel and stand in long lines until their turn comes.
• DSC and e-Signing processes as a by-product of the digital revolution have helped people to easily sign documents at their convenience without having to bear added costs.
• Top companies of India have already adopted the idea of going paperless, and with the ease of operations that it provides, more companies are on their way to turning paperless.
• The Indian corporate world’s move towards paperless offices is at a constant pace and it is happening fast.
• With India’s economy growing to be a completely digitized economy, people have understood the importance of making smart choices.
• Going paperless is a “go green” initiative that every company is rapidly adopting to contribute their bit towards saving the environment.
• Read more about how DSCs can help corporations in their paperless journey with our blog titled “Uses of DSC”.