About roles and responsibilities of Enforcement Directorate (ED)

The Enforcement Directorate is one of India’s most powerful financial-investigation agencies, often described as the government’s money-tracking arm.


1. Where ED Comes From

• Established: 1956
• Works under: Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
• Headquartered in New Delhi, with zonal offices across India

2. Core Laws Enforced by ED
ED does not investigate every crime—it focuses strictly on financial wrongdoing: