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					 National Renewal Fund (NRF) was instituted for the purpose of
 
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-  Rural reconstruction 
 -  Social security 
 -  Providing pension for retiring employees. 
 - Restructuring and modernisation of industries.
 
 -  Rural reconstruction 
 
Correct Option: B
The PV Narasimha Rao government established the National Renewal Fund (NRF) in February 1992 to provide a social safety net to the workers who were likely to be affected by technological up-gradation and modernisation in the Indian industry. NRF was intended to provide funds for employment generation schemes in the organised and unorganised sectors in order to provide a social safety net for labour.