India Women-Led Development Programs 2014-2026 Progress

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme launched 22nd January 2015 to address declining child sex ratio
National Family Health Survey-5 recorded 1,020 women per 1,000 men, up from 943 (Census 2011)
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) provides ₹5,000 for first living child and ₹6,000 for second girl child
PMMVY beneficiaries enrolled: 4.92 crore (as on 30th April 2026)
PMMVY beneficiaries paid: 4.28 crore with total amount paid: ₹20,150 crore
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) examined over 7.4 crore pregnant women
PMSMA services at 22,000+ facilities with 6.85 crore antenatal check-ups conducted
1.03 crore high-risk pregnancies identified through PMSMA
Maternal Mortality Ratio reduced to 88 per lakh live births (2021-2023) from 130 (2014-15)
Janani Suraksha Yojana beneficiaries in FY 2024-25: 1.99 crore pregnant women
JSSK covered 16.85 lakh sick infants in FY 2024-25
First-trimester antenatal care visits increased from 59% (NFHS-4) to 76.2% (NFHS-6)
Four or more ANC visits grew from 51% (2015-16) to 65.2% (2023-24)
Institutional births increased from 79% (2015-16) to 90.6% (2023-24)

Female enrollment increased from 1.57 crore (32%) in 2014-15 to 11.93 crore (48%) in 2024-25
India had 14.71 lakh schools, 1.01 crore teachers, and 24.69 crore students in 2024-25
4,073 schools upgraded between 2018-19 and 2025-26
1.49 lakh ICT and digital learning initiatives implemented
Vocational courses expanded from 9,477 to 25,000 schools
School infrastructure in 2024-25: 99.3% had drinking water, 97.3% had functional girls' toilets, 93.6% had electricity, 89.5% had libraries
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas increased from 4,996 (2022) to 5,316 (2026)
KGBV enrollment increased from 6.07 lakh (2020-21) to 7.58 lakh (2025-26)
AICTE PRAGATI Scholarship provided 10,000 scholarships annually since 2014-15
36,000 girl students benefited from AICTE PRAGATI by 2024-25
12 lakh more women enrolled in higher education between 2014-15 and 2022-23
Vigyan Jyoti Scheme reached 1.12 lakh girls across 300 districts in 34 States/UTs
Women participation in IITs/NITs increased from below 10% to over 20%
Women accounted for 53% of UGC NET-JRF scholars in STEM subjects in 2024-25

PMKVY Phase 1.0: 19 lakh candidates trained
PMKVY Phase 2.0: 1.10 crore candidates trained
PMKVY Phase 3.0: 7.35 lakh candidates trained
PMKVY Phase 4.0: 27 lakh candidates trained in last three years, 18.79 lakh certified
45% of PMKVY beneficiaries were women
NAVYA program target: 3,850 girls across 27 districts
NAVYA enrollment as of December 2025: 1,295 girls enrolled, 671 trained

Ayushman Bharat cards created: 43.52 crore nationwide
Women account for 49% (21 crore) of Ayushman cards
36,229 hospitals empanelled (19,483 public, 16,746 private)
48% of authorized hospital admissions are women beneficiaries
4.97 crore women received authorized hospital admissions
1.84 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs operational nationwide (as on February 27, 2026)
95 crore health records linked digitally, women constitute 49.75%

1.03 lakh Anganwadi Centres upgraded to Saksham Anganwadis
10.58 lakh Anganwadi Workers trained in nutrition and ECCE
Mission Indradhanush registered 11.87 crore children and 3.96 crore pregnant women on U-WIN portal
5.46 crore children and 1.32 crore pregnant women vaccinated
8.73 crore women screened for cervical cancer as on 17th February 2026

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana offers 8.2% annual interest with tax-free returns
DAY-NRLM covers 7,627 blocks nationwide with 1.51 crore community cadre members
SHGs accessed ₹12.18 lakh crore in bank credit
50,548 trained Bank Sakhis support banking services
5.88 lakh enterprises supported under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Lakhpati Didi initiative covers 34 States/UTs, 757 districts, 7,193 blocks
93.85 lakh SHGs with 10.07 crore members
Government target: 6 crore Lakhpati Didis

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana loans grew from 3.49 crore (2015-16) to 57.79 crore (March 2026)
Loan amount grew from ₹1.37 lakh crore (2015-16) to ₹40.07 lakh crore (March 2026)
PM SVANidhi sanctioned 1.15 crore loans benefiting 74.9 lakh street vendors
Women account for 46% of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries
Stand-Up India supported 2.05 lakh women entrepreneurs until March 2025
Women accounts increased from 55,000 (2018) to 1.90 lakh (2024)
Sanctioned amount rose from ₹12 crore to ₹44 crore

NaMo Drone Didi Yojana outlay: ₹1,261 crore for 2023-24 to 2025-26
Target: 15,000 drones to women SHGs
1,094 drones distributed in 2023-24
Womaniya on GeM: 2.1 lakh women-led enterprises registered
13.7 lakh orders secured in FY 2025-26
₹28,000 crore contract value awarded to women-led enterprises with 27.60% growth
Womaniya secured 5.6% of GeM's total order value

Swachh Bharat Mission built over 6.3 lakh Community & Public Toilets (Urban)
2.7 lakh Community Sanitary Complexes built (Gramin)
12 crore individual household latrines/toilets built
5 lakh+ villages declared ODF Plus (Model)
5.3 lakh villages have solid waste management arrangements
5.4 lakh villages have liquid waste management arrangements
PMAY-Gramin: 4.15 crore houses allocated, 3.90 crore sanctioned, 2.99 crore completed
Financial assistance of over ₹4.03 lakh crore under PMAY-G
PMAY-U: 125.31 lakh homes sanctioned, 119.35 lakh grounded, 98.10 lakh completed
96% houses under PMAY-U 2.0 allotted to women
PM Ujjwala Yojana: 10.55 crore LPG connections released (as on 14 May 2026)
Additional 22.42 lakh connections released of 25 lakh target (as of 4 May 2026)
Jal Jeevan Mission: 15.84 crore families got access to clean tap water