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Entrepreneurship in India can be classified into two phases, the first phase is after independence to till 1990’s and the second phase is after 1990’s to till date. The second phase is fueled by new economic policy of Indian government which liberated many sectors of the economy by privatizing most of the government sector and globalizing the Indian economy by integrating it with world economy. Till date many economic and social schemes have been introduced by the Indian government to influence entrepreneurship among the citizens of India and it has yielded good result in number of business started by entrepreneurs but despite all this measures taken by the government of India, the percentage of women entrepreneurs are less compared to men and in one of the schemes of the government that is Pradan Mantri Mudra Yojana the scheme is benefiting more number of women to become an entrepreneur though this scheme is meant for all irrespective of gender and since women entrepreneurship is growing tremendously their contribution towards Athmanirbhar Bharat is evident through the number of micro and small business they are starting. Since this research article is concerned about women entrepreneurship in India and their contribution towards Athmanirbhar and the supporting role of the government towards it, the one of the central government scheme that is Mudra Yojana is studied and reviewed to understand its contribution towards the attainment of Athmanirbhar through women entrepreneurship in micro and small business enterprises. This article is theoretical and descriptive research in nature.

mudra yojana, government schemes, Athmanirbhar, women entrepreneurship, micro& small business sectors