Abbreviations can be quite confusing, especially if they are not commonly used. Often you must have heard somebody say that the government has launched MUDRA Yojana or he/she is going to appear for exams like CAT, GMAT, ILETS etc and got confused as to what it really means. Words like NABARD, FICCI, UIDAI often make us ponder as to what are they, what are they related to. These are in fact abbreviations, shortened forms of words or phrases. There are several abbreviated terms which we hear and use but many a time we are not aware of the correct expanded versions. So, if you are preparing for some competitive exam like SSC, Banking or are using abbreviated sentences, terms or phrases related to government bodies and programmes read on to know the full forms.
| Abbreviations | Full Forms |
|---|---|
| AIIMS | All India Institute Medical Sciences |
| AMRUT | Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation |
| APEDA | Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority |
| APY | Atal Pension Yojana |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| BIMSTEC | Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation |
| BSNL | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited |
| CBFC | Central Board of Film Certification |
| CGST | Central Goods and Services Tax |
| CSIR | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
| DRDO | Defense Research Development Organisation |
| FASAL | Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro meteorological and Land based observations |
| FSDC | Financial Stability and Development Council |
| HDFC | Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| HRIDAY | Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana |
| ICAR | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| IDBI | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| IDFC | Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd. |
| IFCI | Industrial Finance Corporation of India |
| IFFCO | Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited |
| IGST | Integrated Goods and Services Tax |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IREDA | Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd |
| IRENA | International Renewable Energy Agency |
| IRFC | Indian Railways Finance Corporation Ltd. |
| ISRO | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| JNNURM | Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission |
| LIC | Life Insurance Corporation of India |
| MSME | Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
| MUDRA | Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| NDDB | National Dairy Development Board |
| NHB | National Housing Bank |
| NICRA | National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture |
| NITI | National Institution for Transforming India |
| NMCG | National Mission for Clean Ganga |
| NREGS | National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme |
| PFC | Power Finance Corporation Ltd. |
| PMAY | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana |
| PMFBY | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana |
| PMSBY | Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana |
| PMJJBY | Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana |
| PMUY | Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana |
| PRAGATI | Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation |
| REC | Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd.21.IRFC |
| SCM | Smart Cities Mission |
| SIDBI | Small Industries Development Bank of India |
| SETU | Self-Employment and Talent Utilization |
| SGSY | Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana |
| UJALA | Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All |
| UTI | Unit Trust of India |
