Name: Mansi Bansal
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Volume No: 12, Issue No: 2, Year: 2025 (Special Issue)
Page Number: 73-82
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17866940

ABSTRACT
Digitization in India has become a cornerstone of economic growth, governance, and social
inclusion. By enabling digital access, e-governance, and online education, it bridges regional
and socio-economic divides, empowers citizens, and enhances efficiency across public and
private sectors. In higher education, digitization fosters access, flexibility, and skill
development, preparing students for a knowledge-driven economy. Initiatives such as the
Digital India Programme, Skill India Mission, and the National Education Policy 2020
collectively aim to enhance digital literacy, integrate skills training, and provide inclusive
opportunities for students to thrive in a knowledge-driven economy. Understanding the
synergies and gaps among these policies is critical to ensuring that digital literacy translates
into equitable educational outcomes and employability for all learners. This paper aims to
analyze the linkages among national policies that facilitate digitization by advancing digital
education, exploring how these initiatives collectively enhance digital literacy and foster
inclusive learning in higher education. Additionally, the paper will also identify synergies and
gaps among these policies, focusing on their effectiveness in promoting inclusive digital
literacy.
Keywords: Digitization, economic growth, digital access etc.