It is universally acknowledged that education has a critical role to play in various aspects of national development. Several researches have already established the linkage between education and development in the contexts of different developing countries including India. Many of these researches have stressed on importance of women’s education as it is very essential to build an educated healthy family and society reducing the gender gap in various development indicators. While numerous studies have shown that GDP rises along with the improvement in female education, it also ensures some notable social benefits like decline in fertility rates, infant mortality rates, maternal mortality rates and so on. These benefits certainly lead to the development of quality of life of individuals as well as sustainable human development linking it to the overall development of a nation. It has already been mentioned in many reports and research documents that there has been considerable increase in the female literacy rate in India which was 65.2 per cent according to the 2011 census. In addition, during the last few decades, massive upsurge has been recorded in girls’ enrolment and retention in schools. However, the situation might have changed again due to the pandemic of Covid 2019 as it has resulted in poverty, reversed migration, job losses, school closure, etc., putting vulnerable girls at danger of dropping out of school. In this context, this paper discusses various issues and trends regarding education of girls and women and its consequences on their participation in labour market, their self-reliance, and empowerment. The paper also throws some light on recent policy initiatives in general and by National Education Policy 2020 in particular that have been taken to promote gender equity in education. In addition, certain state specific interventions also have been implemented to encourage and expand girls’ access to school education and their active participation over time. Drawing reference from experiences of Delhi, this paper recommends for further interventions and policy implications with respect to women’s education.