IRBI stands for the Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India. Briefly, the Industrial Reconstruction Corporation of India (IRCI) was transformed into the Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India (IRBI) in 1984 by an Act of the Indian government. To replace IRCI, IRBI was founded in March 1985. Currently, IRBI must serve as the main rebuilding organization for all of India, helping and promoting industrial growth and rehabilitating industrial problems. Term loans and operating capital financing are offered by IRBI to medium-sized, big, small, and also very small sector firms. Additionally, it offers support services such as consulting, drafting mergers, sale, reconstruction, and other auxiliary plans, as well as merchant banking and renting equipment. To end industrial illness, IRBI has complete authority to take any action.
For industrial units' necessary capital expenditures related to modernisation, diversification, renovation, growth, etc., during the 1986–1987 period, the IRBI sanctioned a total of Rs. 148.9 crores in assistance and disbursed Rs. 946 crores in the form of term loans. The IRBI's imposed penalty totalled Rs. 897 crores in 1995–1996. 3,521 crores were sanctioned overall, while 2,404 crores were paid out.