Women in India, like their fellow sisters in other developing countries, have been victims of gender-based oppression and exploitation in all spheres of life. Moreover, their contribution has never been adequately recognized nor given economic value. A review was conducted during the period 2012-13 on the pursuit for gender equality and women’s empowerment to achieve Millennium Development Goals in India from sustainable development perspective. The general objective of this paper is to assess the gender empowerment and sustainable development policy development efforts and practices in India. The paper attempts to integrate knowledge and principles from different disciplines to have a compressive understanding about the issue under investigation. Accordingly, comprehensive literature review on the quest for women’s empowerment and gender equality to achieve MDGs in India was conducted for writing this paper. The findings of the study reveal that promising efforts are being made by the Government of India to address women’s empowerment and gender equality issues. Nevertheless, a lot has to be done for real women’s empowerment and gender equality. Adaptation of the good practices of women’s empowerment and gender equality from different successful countries, proper implementation of the ratified international conventions on women’s empowerment and gender equality and appropriate gender policy are believed to improve the condition of women in the years to come.  

KEY WORDS: Development, Women Empowerment, Gender Equality, Indian Women, Millennium Development Goals