ET SpotlightAre you a startup founder, freelancer, or legal professional juggling contracts across cities—often with tight deadlines and tighter resources? Are document delays draining your productivity? Are missed signoffs, courier hold-ups, and cluttered paperwork slowing you down—and costing you money?
You’re not alone.
Until recently, executing a contract meant printing reams of paper, coordinating couriers, and chasing signatures across cities—a process that often took days, if not weeks. Compliance lapses were common.
It’s utterly frustrating—and it slows down business.
But things are changing fast. Thanks to the Government of India’s Digital India mission, businesses are embracing digital tools for everyday operations, including contract execution.
This is where digital document execution platforms such as StockHolding Digidoc are stepping in to digitise the entire process. Essentially, digital document execution platforms are end-to-end systems that enable the creation, execution, and storage of legal documents. By enabling real-time execution of contracts from anywhere—home, office, or across locations in India—these platforms also promote ‘Ease of Doing Business’.
India’s digital document execution moment: Fuelling the shift
Several factors have fuelled this shift.
The Information Technology Act, 2000 recognises digital signatures, putting digital document execution on par with traditional methods; Aadhaar eSign is widely adopted; and DigiLocker and UPI have made KYC and payments real-time.
The result: contracts can now be executed in minutes, not days.
StockHolding Digidoc: How it works
StockHolding Digidoc is part of this shift. The secure, cloud-based platform helps users create, execute, and store legally valid documents entirely online—without printing, couriering, or scanning.
On StockHolding Digidoc, users can create and customise non-registerable legal documents online, share them with all parties to obtain digital consent, and collect legally valid signatures using Aadhaar or Digital Signature Certificates (DSC)—without any physical paperwork or meetings. Globally, the e-signature market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 26% between 2022 and 2027—a trend that’s reflected in India’s rapid adoption of Aadhaar eSign, eStamping, and digital contract workflows.
The secure, web-based Digidoc platform is designed for professionals, startups, law firms, brokers, and businesses that want to move fast and stay compliant—with minimal manual effort.
It allows users to pay stamp duty online through an integrated system and automatically stores their documents with full audit trails, available for instant retrieval.
All from wherever you are—whether it’s an office in Puducherry or a home setup in Guwahati.
According to a nationwide survey conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), approximately 35% of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) reported a reduction in their annual operational costs by 11–20% as a result of adopting digital technologies.
Getting started: What you need to know
Registration is straightforward. Users can sign up with an email or a social account and complete KYC verification via DigiLocker using PAN and Aadhaar.
The StockHolding Digidoc platform is built for non-registerable documents only. According to the Indian Registration Act, 1908, a non-registerable document does not require mandatory registration at the office of a Sub-Registrar. Examples of non-registerable documents include a power of attorney (except for selling property), vendor and client agreements, service contracts, NDAs, employment and consultancy letters, partnership deeds, and shareholder agreements.
With stamp duty laws varying across states, Digidoc is currently operational in select States and Union Territories, adhering to the laws of the land. Digidoc operates in locations where digital execution and e-stamping are legally enabled. This ensures that the platform complies with regional stamp duty laws and regulations.. Expansion to other States is in progress and will depend on local stamp duty integration.
Furthermore, by digitising traditionally manual workflows, Digidoc complements the Digital India initiative, promoting a secure, accessible, and paperless flow of documents.
Real problems, real use cases
To understand how this plays out, let’s meet three fictional users who represent common challenges in today’s working world.
Designed for those who need things done
While businesses once relied on physical files, stamps, and signatures to finalise contracts, the transition to digital documentation has become increasingly necessary.
Via Digidoc, a full audit trail is generated and stored securely—eliminating search inefficiencies, misplacements, and security risks of paper-based systems.
Instead of shuffling papers between departments or waiting for in-person signoffs, individual professionals, startups, law firms, brokers, and mid-sized companies that value speed and accuracy can complete an entire contract process in a few clicks.
Here’s a look at the core competencies of the Digidoc platform:
As businesses prioritise speed, compliance, and cross-border collaboration, platforms such as Stockholding Digidoc are likely to play a pivotal role in shaping the next phase of digital contract management in India.
Click here to know more.
You’re not alone.
Until recently, executing a contract meant printing reams of paper, coordinating couriers, and chasing signatures across cities—a process that often took days, if not weeks. Compliance lapses were common.
It’s utterly frustrating—and it slows down business.
But things are changing fast. Thanks to the Government of India’s Digital India mission, businesses are embracing digital tools for everyday operations, including contract execution.
This is where digital document execution platforms such as StockHolding Digidoc are stepping in to digitise the entire process. Essentially, digital document execution platforms are end-to-end systems that enable the creation, execution, and storage of legal documents. By enabling real-time execution of contracts from anywhere—home, office, or across locations in India—these platforms also promote ‘Ease of Doing Business’.
India’s digital document execution moment: Fuelling the shift
Several factors have fuelled this shift.
The Information Technology Act, 2000 recognises digital signatures, putting digital document execution on par with traditional methods; Aadhaar eSign is widely adopted; and DigiLocker and UPI have made KYC and payments real-time.
The result: contracts can now be executed in minutes, not days.
StockHolding Digidoc: How it works
StockHolding Digidoc is part of this shift. The secure, cloud-based platform helps users create, execute, and store legally valid documents entirely online—without printing, couriering, or scanning.
On StockHolding Digidoc, users can create and customise non-registerable legal documents online, share them with all parties to obtain digital consent, and collect legally valid signatures using Aadhaar or Digital Signature Certificates (DSC)—without any physical paperwork or meetings. Globally, the e-signature market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 26% between 2022 and 2027—a trend that’s reflected in India’s rapid adoption of Aadhaar eSign, eStamping, and digital contract workflows.
The secure, web-based Digidoc platform is designed for professionals, startups, law firms, brokers, and businesses that want to move fast and stay compliant—with minimal manual effort.
It allows users to pay stamp duty online through an integrated system and automatically stores their documents with full audit trails, available for instant retrieval.
All from wherever you are—whether it’s an office in Puducherry or a home setup in Guwahati.
According to a nationwide survey conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), approximately 35% of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) reported a reduction in their annual operational costs by 11–20% as a result of adopting digital technologies.
Getting started: What you need to know
Registration is straightforward. Users can sign up with an email or a social account and complete KYC verification via DigiLocker using PAN and Aadhaar.
The StockHolding Digidoc platform is built for non-registerable documents only. According to the Indian Registration Act, 1908, a non-registerable document does not require mandatory registration at the office of a Sub-Registrar. Examples of non-registerable documents include a power of attorney (except for selling property), vendor and client agreements, service contracts, NDAs, employment and consultancy letters, partnership deeds, and shareholder agreements.
With stamp duty laws varying across states, Digidoc is currently operational in select States and Union Territories, adhering to the laws of the land. Digidoc operates in locations where digital execution and e-stamping are legally enabled. This ensures that the platform complies with regional stamp duty laws and regulations.. Expansion to other States is in progress and will depend on local stamp duty integration.
Furthermore, by digitising traditionally manual workflows, Digidoc complements the Digital India initiative, promoting a secure, accessible, and paperless flow of documents.
Real problems, real use cases
To understand how this plays out, let’s meet three fictional users who represent common challenges in today’s working world.
- Take the example of Aarti Mehta, a freelance consultant who works with clients across India, often starting projects on tight timelines. In the past, sending printed contracts, waiting for client signatures, and coordinating returns caused delays and disrupted project starts. With Digidoc, she can upload her contract template, send it digitally, complete online stamp duty payment, and get signatures—all within minutes.
- Or consider Rahul Bhasin, a legal manager at a mid-sized enterprise. Rahul’s team manages hundreds of contracts annually. Searching for a particular clause in a five-year-old vendor agreement or proving that a document was correctly executed was once a recurring pain point. Digidoc’s secure digital storage and audit trail, contract retrieval, and compliance checks can solve this by enabling Rahul to pull up any document instantly, check its execution status, and present a clear digital audit trail, critical during audits and legal reviews.
- For startups like Shweta Deshmukh’s fintech firm, onboarding partners across multiple locations used to be a logistical headache. With Digidoc’s editable templates, KYC integration, and e-signing feature, Shweta can complete her onboarding agreements swiftly, enabling the company to focus on growth rather than paperwork.
Designed for those who need things done
While businesses once relied on physical files, stamps, and signatures to finalise contracts, the transition to digital documentation has become increasingly necessary.
Via Digidoc, a full audit trail is generated and stored securely—eliminating search inefficiencies, misplacements, and security risks of paper-based systems.
Instead of shuffling papers between departments or waiting for in-person signoffs, individual professionals, startups, law firms, brokers, and mid-sized companies that value speed and accuracy can complete an entire contract process in a few clicks.
Here’s a look at the core competencies of the Digidoc platform:
- Easy onboarding: Self-register using your email or social login, and complete KYC in minutes through DigiLocker.
- Cost-effective: Pay only for what you use with flexible subscription plans designed to address your needs.
- Custom templates: Use ready-made legal formats or upload your own.
- Consent management: Users can secure online approval from multiple parties for freezing the editable agreement format.
- Online stamp duty payment: Stamp duty payment and other related charges can be paid securely online through a fully automated process, eliminating any manual intervention.
- End-to-end digital execution: From stamp duty to signing and storage, every step happens online, with full audit trails. Signing can be completed using Aadhaar or DSC.
- Customer support and issue resolution: In case a user faces any issue in completing the transaction, the user can raise a ticket via the dedicated Help desk and seek resolution of their issue.
- Status tracking: Users can track the delivery status of eStamps, where physical dispatch is needed.
As businesses prioritise speed, compliance, and cross-border collaboration, platforms such as Stockholding Digidoc are likely to play a pivotal role in shaping the next phase of digital contract management in India.
Click here to know more.
(This article is generated and published by ET Spotlight team. You can get in touch with them on etspotlight@timesinternet.in)
