BIFR was set up in 1987. The full form of BIFR is: 

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  1. Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction 
  2. Bank for Industrial and Financial Repatriation 
  3. Bank of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
  4. Board for Industry and Foreign Repatriation

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Option 1 : Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction 
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The correct answer is Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction.Key Points:

  • The Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction is the full name of BIFR.
  • It was established under the Sick Industrial Companies Act of 1985 and is a department of the Ministry of Finance's Department of Financial Services.
  • Its goal was to revamp and salvage troubled projects and to prevent or end the long-term growth and occurrence of troubled performances.
  • Goals of the BIFR:
    • A chairperson and two to fourteen other representatives made up the BIFR.
    • The requirements for membership were being elected High Court judges or having at least 15 years of professional experience. 

Additional Information:

  • In the years before independence, industrial illness first appeared in India.
  • In the beginning, the Indian government made an effort to stop it by using ad-hock processes that involved nationalising banks to offer temporary support.
  • In 1981, the Tiwari Committee was established, and it put out comprehensive legislation to address industrial illness.
  • As a result, SICA was established in 1985, and BIFR was established as part of SICA in January 1987.
  • In April 1987, the Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR) was established.
  • Government companies were adopted in 1991, with the help of SICA.
  • Following that, cases of occupational illness in both public and private organisations were covered. 
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