evidence: According to the Economic Survey 2023-2024, there has been a remarkable 218.8 per cent rise in the budget allocation for women's welfare from FY14 to FY25, reaching Rs 3.10 lakh crore. The Gender Budget Statement has risen by 38.7 per cent compared to FY24 BE, accounting for 6.5 per cent of the total Union Budget, the highest share since its introduction in FY06. [...] Initiatives like Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram, and PM Matru Vandana Yojana have also contributed to significant improvements in the welfare and empowerment of women and girls. These programs have led to an increase in institutional deliveries, from 78.9 per cent to 88.6 per cent, and improved public health service utilisation and birth spacing. [...] Women's participation in skill development has increased. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), it grew from 42.7 per cent in FY16 to 52.3 per cent in FY24. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme has 82 per cent female beneficiaries. Women's involvement in ITIs and NSTIs rose from 9.8 per cent in FY16 to 13.3 per cent in FY24, and in the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), it went up from 7.7 per cent in FY17 to 20.8 per cent in FY24.