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Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was also known as Swavalamban yojana earlier. This is a pension scheme funded by the government of India targeted towards unorganized sector workers of India. In 2015 finance minister Arun Jaitley talked about this scheme in…

What is CSIR? CSIR is the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. It is at the pan-India level and is India's largest R&D organisation. It has a vast network of 37 national laboratories, 39 advisory centres, 3 innovation complexes, and…

What is Indira Awas Yojna? Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), now known as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G), is a social welfare scheme initiated by the Government of India. The scheme was first introduced in 1985 by Rajiv Gandhi with…