ACC appoints Sanjay Kumar Mishra as Director of Enforcement Directorate

ACC appoints Sanjay Kumar Mishra as Director of Enforcement Directorate: Details, Position, Career, Highlights

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Senior IRS officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra as full-time Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Sanjay Kumar Mishra will have a tenure of two-years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The post of ED director is additional secretary rank post in the Union government.

Sanjay Kumar Mishra is 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax cadre. Prior to this appointment he was a principal special director in EB appointed in October 2018 and was entrusted with additional charge of ED director for three months.

Sanjay Kumar Mishra earlier to ED appointment was posted as chief commissioner of Income Tax Department in Delhi.

About Enforcement Directorate (ED)

Enforcement Directorate (ED) is economic intelligence and law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime in India.

ED functions under the aegis of Department of Revenue, Union Ministry of Finance. Its prime objective is enforcement of two key Acts of Government of India namelyForeign Exchange Management Act 1999 (FEMA) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) to check money laundering by curb black money and hawala trade cases.

ED is composed of officers from the Indian Revenue Service, Indian Police Service, and the Indian Administrative Service. It was established in 1651 as ‘Enforcement Unit’ in Department of Economic Affairs. It is headquartered in New Delhi.