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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) scheme on 13 May 2020 to make 130 crore people of India self-reliant. The concept of self-reliance, which was prevalent in India for a very long time, came in full limelight after this official launch by the Prime Minister's Office. The present paper focuses on the pivotal role played by ordinary Indian women entrepreneurs who started from an economically negligible force and formed an empire run and governed by women. It's a Case study of remarkable accomplishments of SEWA, a union with a founder member, a true Gandhian, Late Shri Ela R Bhatt, her vision to map the growth of women from a poor background in shaping the concept of today's Atmanirbhar Bharat, and analysing FCRA Financial reports (2021-2024). SEWA means 'service'. The success of SEWA relies on commitment to being self-reliant. SEWA has opened opportunities for multitudes of Indian women to become financially independent. It is the single largest Central Trade Union for women workers in the Informal Economy of India. The Self-Employed Women's Association is a union of women workers from the unorganised sector. SEWA has membership across 18 states in India with more than 32 lakh members. SEWA has worked for Digital Literacy, UDYAM and GeM registrations for informal workers.