New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- India's digital transformation is advancing rapidly, but its spread across states remains uneven, according to a new report, 'State of India's Digital Economy', by Delhi-based economic think tank Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) in collaboration with the Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy (IPCIDE).

Using the CHIPS framework, spanning five pillars: connect, harness, innovate, protect, and sustain, the report reveals a clear divergence among Indian states.

It classifies Indian states into four clusters based on digitalization levels: advanced digitalizers (CHIPS score above 48), assured digitalizers (41-44), ascending digitalizers (32-38), and aspirational digitaliz...