Q. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
Answer: Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
Notes: Launched in 1993, PMRY initiated this cause during the eighth plan period. The scheme offers financial assistance in starting one's own enterprise in trade, manufacturing, and services sectors. PMRY (Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana) is initiated by Central Government of India to provide sustainable self-employment opportunities to ten lakh educated unemployed youth and women in India.

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