00982nam a22001337a 4500 533790 533790 260624b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Pawde, Balu 61317 Digital consumption in India during 2022–23 and 2023–24 Economic & Political Weekly 61(23), Jun 6, 2026: p.22-26 Using HCES 2022–24, the rapid expansion of India’s digital consumption across rural and urban households via online purchases and payments is shown, with rural catch-up but at lower levels. Digital consumption growth is led by non-food services (travel, utilities, clothing) while food remains stagnant. While higher-income and educated households dominate, SC/ST lag, indicating stratification requiring access, connectivity, digital literacy, inclusion policies.- Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/23/commentary/digital-consumption-india-during-2022-23-and-2023.html Economic & Political Weekly AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 408970 IIPA IIPA 2026-06-24 61(23), Jun 6, 2026: p.22-26 AR139252 2026-06-24 AR