✅ 1. Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

Associated with Women Entrepreneurship ✅

• Founded in 1972 by Ela Bhatt in Gujarat.

• SEWA is a trade union that organizes women working in the informal sector to help them gain self-reliance and financial independence.

• It provides support in areas like microfinance, skills training, market access, and advocacy.

2. Lijjat Papad

✅ Yes – Strongly related to women entrepreneurship

• Background: Jyoti Jeevan Naik was associated with Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, one of India’s most iconic women-led cooperative organizations. It is a successful example of women entrepreneurship and self-reliance, started in 1959 in Mumbai by a group of seven women.

• Purpose: Empowering women through cooperative business in the production of papad (a traditional Indian snack).

• Model: A successful women-owned cooperative providing self-employment to over 45,000 women across India.

• Significance: A role model for grassroots women-led entrepreneurship.

✅ 3. Sahkari Mahila Gram Samittee

Associated with Women Entrepreneurship ✅

• It is a type of women-led cooperative society at the village level.

• These societies encourage collective entrepreneurship, especially among rural women, by engaging in small-scale industries like dairy, handicrafts, and agro-processing.

✅ 4. Jivika (also known as Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project)

Associated with Women Entrepreneurship ✅

• A government initiative under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in Bihar.

• Promotes women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and micro-enterprises to enable livelihood generation.

• Focuses on economic empowerment of rural women through entrepreneurship and skill-building.