Digital revolution: India's transformation into a global digital powerhouse

Abstract

The digitalization of humans and their activities has taken the world by storm. With how fast the pace has been set, any country or state lagging behind will be swept off its feet by this raging storm of fast-paced online activities.
India has proven itself to be the largest democracy in the world that is digitally connected with over 900 million internet users. We can see this change by how India has become the leading country in making digital payments as digital transactions have shown incredible growth in the past years. This could be afforded due to the large spread of smartphones and easy on pockets mobile data plans. Major sectors that have seen incredible growth due to these and many other amenities in the past years are E-commerce, mobile payments, net banking, online health services, ease of online tourism and businesses.
Speaking of India specifically, it’s digital transformation has been as sudden and resultant as a thunderbolt. Better connectivity and ability to adopt technology has lead to increase in access to digital activities run by the government and even beyond that, which in turn has led to a majority of citizens feeling inclusive. Many pilot steps like digital India programme, Pradhan Mantri Digital Saksharta Abhiyan and unified payments interface commonly known as UPI have a tremendous role in converting India into a nation that is digitally empowered and now, a major country in digital economy.
Initiatives such as common service centres (CSCs) bring forth services like E- governance, banking, healthcare and most importantly education to people in rural areas who were not able to afford these before.