Department of economic affairs of finance ministry English news | Department of economic affairs of finance ministry, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

The Central government on Thursday extended the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra by a year till November 18, 2023.Mishra's tenure as ED Director was also extended for a year in November last year.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension in the tenure.Mishra is a 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service officer and was appointed the Enforcement Directorate chief on November 19, 2018 for two years.The government modified his appointment letter and his term of two years was extended by a year.The ED is a central investigative agency that enforces two central laws-- the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).These laws were enacted to curb money laundering, terror financing, black money and hawala or illegal financial transactions that have cross-border ramifications.The government last year brought an ordinance and later Parliament passed bills to extend the tenure of the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ED to a maximum of five years from two years.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Department Of Economic Affairs Of Finance MinistryFOLLOW

Department of economic affairs of finance ministry, Latest News

The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Vijay Nair ... ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a charge sheet against the banned Popular ... ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 Since VIP culture in jails which allows prisoners to enjoy luxuries during incarceration is ... ...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved an application in Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, seeking the issuance of ... ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday told the Supreme Court it is a disturbing ... ...

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren wrote a letter to the assistant director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Deovrat Jha ... ...

Hyderabad, Nov 18 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is focusing on money trail to Hindi-Telugu movie 'Liger' in the ... ...

The Central government on Thursday extended the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra by a year ... ...