According to Ministry of Labour and Employment, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24, Women workforce participation rate (WPR) nearly doubling from 22% (2017-18) to 40.3% (2023-24), and unemployment falling from 5.6% to 3.2%.
- Rural female employment grew by 96%, while urban female employment rose 43%.
- Women’s employability: 47.53% (2024) vs 42% (2013).
- Postgraduates & higher: employment rate rose from 34.5% to 40% (2017-18 to 2023-24).
- India Skills Report 2025: 55% graduates globally employable (vs 51.2% last year).
- EPFO payroll: 1.56 crore women joined formal workforce in 7 years.
- e-Shram portal: 16.69 crore women workers registered.
- Female self-employment share: 51.9% → 67.4% (2017-18 to 2023-24).
- Gender budgeting: ₹0.85 lakh cr (2013-14) → ₹4.49 lakh cr (2025-26).
- PM Mudra Yojana: 68% loans to women (35.38 cr loans worth ₹14.72 lakh cr).
- PM SVANidhi: 44% women beneficiaries.
- Women-led MSMEs doubled to 1.92 cr, creating 89 lakh new jobs (FY21–FY23).
