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The study's purpose is to assess how the Digital Transformation of MSME is conducted in Gujarat. This study deepens understanding of Digital India with the final objective to know why despite huge government investment in digitalization the in the MSME sector the number of MSMEs in the digital platforms remains low. The study also identifies fragilities in digital transformation policy for SMEs and suggests policy recommendations to move forward. The study is intended to employ secondary sources of data. Desk review was employed for documentary review on reports, research papers, policy papers and articles. The paper has identified problems related to MSMEs in Gujarat such as a lack of technical skills, financial limitations, and lack of vision required for the adoption of digital transformation by MSMEs. This result has been at a slower pace, in 2018 only 6% of MSMEs adopted digitalization. The lower level of awareness, unavailability of talented human resources, absence of an understanding of the benefits that could reap through of digital technology, and cost of adoption are some of the impeding factors of digitalization. The study recommends some improvements in the MSME Draft Policy and the adoption of MSME Guidelines for Digital Transformation.