diff --git a/include/abstract_filter_store.h b/include/abstract_filter_store.h
index ee9b15dc1..38cd21358 100644
--- a/include/abstract_filter_store.h
+++ b/include/abstract_filter_store.h
@@ -43,18 +43,24 @@ template <typename label_type> class AbstractFilterStore
     DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual size_t populate_labels(const std::string &raw_labels_file,
                                                      const std::string &raw_universal_label) = 0;
 
-    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save_labels(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) = 0;
+    // save labels, labels_map and universal_label to files
+    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) = 0;
+
+    // load labels, labels_map and universal_label to filter store variables & returns total number of points
+    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual size_t load(const std::string &load_path) = 0;
+
     // For dynamic filtered build, we compact the data and hence location_to_labels, we need the compacted version of
     // raw labels to compute GT correctly.
     DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save_raw_labels(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) = 0;
-    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save_label_map(const std::string &save_path) = 0;
-    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save_universal_label(const std::string &save_path) = 0;
 
   protected:
     // This is for internal use and only loads already parsed file
     DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual size_t load_labels(const std::string &labels_file) = 0;
     DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void load_label_map(const std::string &labels_map_file) = 0;
     DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void load_universal_labels(const std::string &universal_labels_file) = 0;
+    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save_labels(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) = 0;
+    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save_label_map(const std::string &save_path) = 0;
+    DISKANN_DLLEXPORT virtual void save_universal_label(const std::string &save_path) = 0;
 
   private:
     size_t _num_points;
diff --git a/include/in_mem_filter_store.h b/include/in_mem_filter_store.h
index cbeab45b8..134f3a0a9 100644
--- a/include/in_mem_filter_store.h
+++ b/include/in_mem_filter_store.h
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ template <typename label_type> class InMemFilterStore : public AbstractFilterSto
     // ideally takes raw label file and then genrate internal mapping file and keep the info of mapping
     size_t populate_labels(const std::string &raw_labels_file, const std::string &raw_universal_label) override;
 
-    void save_labels(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) override;
+    // save labels, labels_map and universal_label to files
+    void save(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) override;
+
+    // load labels, labels_map and universal_label to filter store variables & returns total number of points
+    size_t load(const std::string &load_path) override;
+
     // For dynamic filtered build, we compact the data and hence location_to_labels, we need the compacted version of
     // raw labels to compute GT correctly.
     void save_raw_labels(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) override;
-    void save_label_map(const std::string &save_path) override;
-    void save_universal_label(const std::string &save_path) override;
 
     // The function is static so it remains the source of truth across the code. Returns label map
     DISKANN_DLLEXPORT static std::unordered_map<std::string, label_type> convert_label_to_numeric(
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ template <typename label_type> class InMemFilterStore : public AbstractFilterSto
     size_t load_labels(const std::string &labels_file) override;
     void load_label_map(const std::string &labels_map_file) override;
     void load_universal_labels(const std::string &universal_labels_file) override;
+    void save_labels(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points) override;
+    void save_label_map(const std::string &save_path) override;
+    void save_universal_label(const std::string &save_path) override;
 
   private:
     size_t _num_points;
diff --git a/src/in_mem_filter_store.cpp b/src/in_mem_filter_store.cpp
index e125f8adb..d02ef680e 100644
--- a/src/in_mem_filter_store.cpp
+++ b/src/in_mem_filter_store.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,28 @@ void InMemFilterStore<label_type>::load_universal_labels(const std::string &univ
     }
 }
 
+// load labels, labels_map and universal_label to filter store variables & returns total number of points
+template <typename label_type> size_t InMemFilterStore<label_type>::load(const std::string &load_path)
+{
+    const std::string labels_file = load_path + "_labels.txt";
+    const std::string labels_map_file = load_path + "_labels_map.txt";
+    const std::string universal_label_file = load_path + "_universal_label.txt";
+    load_label_map(labels_map_file);
+    load_universal_labels(universal_label_file);
+    return load_labels(labels_file);
+}
+
+template <typename label_type>
+void InMemFilterStore<label_type>::save(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points)
+{
+    const std::string label_path = save_path + "_labels.txt";
+    const std::string universal_label_path = save_path + "_universal_label.txt";
+    const std::string label_map_path = save_path + "_labels_map.txt";
+    save_label_map(label_map_path);
+    save_universal_label(universal_label_path);
+    save_labels(label_path, total_points);
+}
+
 template <typename label_type>
 void InMemFilterStore<label_type>::save_labels(const std::string &save_path, const size_t total_points)
 {
diff --git a/src/index.cpp b/src/index.cpp
index 5722683a6..030115f63 100644
--- a/src/index.cpp
+++ b/src/index.cpp
@@ -291,13 +291,12 @@ void Index<T, TagT, LabelT>::save(const char *filename, bool compact_before_save
         if (_filtered_index)
         {
             save_medoids(std::string(filename) + "_labels_to_medoids.txt");
-            _filter_store->save_label_map(std::string(filename) + "_labels_map.txt");
-            _filter_store->save_universal_label(std::string(filename) + "_universal_label.txt");
-            _filter_store->save_labels(std::string(filename) + "_labels.txt", _nd + _num_frozen_pts);
+            _filter_store->save(std::string(filename), _nd + _num_frozen_pts);
             // if data was compacted we need a compacted version of corresponding raw labels to compute GT
             if (compact_before_save && _dynamic_index)
             {
-                _filter_store->load_label_map(std::string(filename) + "_labels_map.txt");
+                // _label_map is already loaded. Feels this function is not required.
+                //_filter_store->load_label_map(std::string(filename) + "_labels_map.txt");
                 _filter_store->save_raw_labels(std::string(filename) + "_raw_labels.txt", _nd + _num_frozen_pts);
             }
         }
@@ -486,8 +485,7 @@ void Index<T, TagT, LabelT>::load(const char *filename, uint32_t num_threads, ui
 
     std::string mem_index_file(filename);
     std::string labels_file = mem_index_file + "_labels.txt";
-    std::string labels_to_medoids = mem_index_file + "_labels_to_medoids.txt";
-    std::string labels_map_file = mem_index_file + "_labels_map.txt";
+    std::string labels_to_medoids_file = mem_index_file + "_labels_to_medoids.txt";
 
     if (!_save_as_one_file)
     {
@@ -534,11 +532,9 @@ void Index<T, TagT, LabelT>::load(const char *filename, uint32_t num_threads, ui
         {
             _filter_store = std::make_unique<InMemFilterStore<LabelT>>(_max_points + _num_frozen_pts);
         }
-        _filter_store->load_label_map(labels_map_file);
-        label_num_pts = _filter_store->load_labels(labels_file);
+        label_num_pts = _filter_store->load(mem_index_file);
         assert(label_num_pts == data_file_num_pts);
-        load_medoids(labels_to_medoids);
-        _filter_store->load_universal_labels(std::string(filename) + "_universal_label.txt");
+        load_medoids(labels_to_medoids_file);
     }
 
     _nd = data_file_num_pts - _num_frozen_pts;