Digital Governance in India

Policies, Practices, and Challenges

G. Durga Rao

• Publisher: NIPA GENX Electronic Resources and Solutions Pvt Ltd.
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Law
• eBook ISBN:
  9789372194036
• Subtopic: Intellectual Property Law
• Index: Law

Digital Governance in India: Policies, Practices, and Challenges offers a rigorous, India-centric_x000D_ account of how ICTs have reshaped the state–citizen relationship over the last two decades and how_x000D_ they can power Viksit Bharat@2047. Bridging theory and practice, the book maps the evolution from_x000D_ e-government pilots to platformized service delivery at national scale—covering legal-policy_x000D_ frameworks, federated digital infrastructures (India Stack, Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker), and sectoral_x000D_ platforms that now mediate education, health, agriculture, finance, and justice._x000D_ _x000D_ Going beyond “what works,” it interrogates implementation gaps, ethical risks, data governance, and_x000D_ inclusion—especially across rural–urban, gender, linguistic, and disability divides—while highlighting_x000D_ innovations from states, municipalities, start-ups, and civil society. Designed for_x000D_ graduate/postgraduate courses in Public Administration and allied social sciences, the volume blends_x000D_ conceptual clarity with applied learning through Indian caselets, policy design exercises, and_x000D_ evaluation toolkits._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ By foregrounding constitutional values, participatory design, and accountability, the book argues for a_x000D_ people-centric digital state—efficient and transparent, yet also just and humane. It equips students,_x000D_ researchers, and practitioners to critically assess outcomes, measure public value, and craft the next_x000D_ generation of reforms for an inclusive, resilient, and future-ready India._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Key Features_x000D_ ? India-specific theory–practice synthesis with comparative cues_x000D_ ? Deep dives on law, policy, standards, and architectures (APIs, ID, payments, cloud,_x000D_ broadband)_x000D_ ? Caselets from Union, state, and urban/rural contexts; failure analyses included_x000D_ ? Ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance integrated throughout_x000D_ ? Outcome & impact evaluation templates; M&E rubrics and logic models_x000D_ ? Teaching aids: discussion prompts, assignments, and capstone policy studio_x000D_