Journal of European Economic History journal thumbnail
Volume:6, Issue :4
Citations
12 Views
2 Downloads
Share this article
Useful Links
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Journal of European Economic History
2025, Volume:6, Issue :4 : 52-76 doi: 10.61336/JEEH/25-4-4
Research Article
Digitalization and Structural Economic Transformation in India: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Imperatives
1
Assistant Professor, Mukand Lal National College, Yamuna Nagar
Received
Nov. 1, 2025
Revised
Nov. 12, 2025
Accepted
Dec. 1, 2025
Published
Dec. 1, 2025
Abstract

Digitalization has emerged as one of the most significant drivers of structural economic transformation in the twenty-first century, fundamentally reshaping production systems, financial markets, governance institutions, entrepreneurship, and patterns of socio-economic development. In India, the rapid expansion of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), digital financial services, e-governance initiatives, and technology-enabled innovation has accelerated economic modernization while simultaneously creating new opportunities for financial inclusion, productivity enhancement, and institutional efficiency. This review critically examines the multidimensional impact of digitalization on the Indian economy through an integrated analysis of its influence on agriculture, manufacturing, services, entrepreneurship, public administration, and financial systems. Rather than viewing digitalization merely as technological adoption, the study conceptualizes it as a process of institutional and structural transformation that reshapes economic relationships, governance capacity, and developmental trajectories. The review further evaluates emerging challenges—including digital inequality, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence governance, employment transitions, and regulatory preparedness—and identifies policy priorities necessary for sustaining inclusive and resilient digital growth. By synthesizing contemporary scholarly literature and policy developments, the paper contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of India's evolving digital economy and provides a conceptual framework for future research on technology-led development in emerging economies.

Keywords
Digitalization and Structural Economic Transformation in India: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Imperatives
License
Copyright (c) Journal of European Economic History
Creative Commons Attribution License Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
All papers should be submitted electronically. All submitted manuscripts must be original work that is not under submission at another journal or under consideration for publication in another form, such as a monograph or chapter of a book. Authors of submitted papers are obligated not to submit their paper for publication elsewhere until an editorial decision is rendered on their submission. Further, authors of accepted papers are prohibited from publishing the results in other publications that appear before the paper is published in the Journal unless they receive approval for doing so from the Editor-In-Chief.
J Euro Eco His open access articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This license lets the audience to give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made and if they remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute contributions under the same license as the original.
Recommended Articles
Research Article Open Access
Opportunities and challenges in the implementation of a closed-loop supply chain
2025, Volume:6, Issue :4 : 77-86
DOI: 10.61336/JEEH/25-4-5
Research Article Open Access
Managing the supply chain in a close loop: a review of the basics
2024, Volume:5, Issue:4 : 22-30
Research Article Open Access
Retracted
2026, Volume:7, Issue :2 : 765-792
Research Article Open Access
Mutual Legal Assistance as a Pathway to Access to Justice
2026, Volume:7, Issue: 3 : 196-204
DOI: 10.61336/JEEH/23-3-13
© Copyright @Banco di Roma, Unless it otherwise mention
Email: support@unicredit-capitalia.eu