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70 Years of the Directorate of Enforcement
May 16 , 2026
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- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was established on May 1, 1956, under the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance.
- ED is a non-constitutional and non-statutory executive body that investigates financial crimes and enforces economic laws across India.
- It works mainly under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.
- Under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA), 2018, ED can seize properties of economic offenders who flee India to avoid prosecution.
- ED is headed by the Director of Enforcement and has its headquarters in New Delhi with 10 zonal offices and 11 sub-zonal offices across the country.
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