Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
- It is the single largest Central trade union registered in 1972 with a base of over 2.1 million members from India and in neighbouring nations.
- It grew out of the Textile Labour Association (TLA) — founded by Anasuya Sarabhai and Mahatma Gandhi in 1920.
- It incorporates Gandhian principles of Satya (truth), Ahimsa (non-violence), Sarvadharma (integrating all faiths, all people) and Khadi (local employment and self-reliance).
- The PM Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi) scheme is seen as being inspired by SEWA’s microfinance ....
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