QUESTION 2
GS3
10 marks
What is the status of digitalization in the Indian economy? Examine the problems faced in this regard and suggest improvements.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Describe how far the Indian economy has digitised, examine the problems and suggest improvements.
ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.
Demand-wise check
- 1Status: UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker, ONDC, GSTN, digital economy share of GDP≈35 words
- 2Problems: digital divide (rural, gender), cyber fraud, data protection, low digital skills, MSME adoption≈35 words
- 3Improvements: BharatNet, digital literacy (PMGDISHA), DPDP Act enforcement, cyber security≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Status with dataProblemsImprovementsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only praising UPI
- No figure for the digital economy's size
Draw this
- Bar chart: UPI transactions per year
Value addition
- DataUPI handled over 16 billion transactions a month in 2024–25.National Payments Corporation of India
- ReportMeitY estimated the digital economy at about 11.7% of GDP in 2022–23.MeitY / ICRIER, State of India's Digital Economy 2024
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 26 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
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