On 1 May 2025, Union Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Finance (MoF), Pankaj Chaudhary led the 69th Foundation Day celebrations of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in New Delhi, Delhi, highlighting the agency’s growing efforts in tackling financial crimes.
Key Attendees: The event was attended by senior dignitaries including S.V. Raju, Additional Solicitor General; Rahul Navin, Director, ED; Subhash Aggarwal and Prashant Kumar, Special Directors, ED; and Naval Kishore Ram, Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue(DoR), Ministry of Finance(MoF).
Highlights of 69th Foundation Day of ED:
ED Annual Report for FY25:
The Union MoS Pankaj Chaudhary, also released the Annual Report of the ED for the Financial Year 2024–25 (FY 25). The report highlights a significant increase in action taken by the ED to tackle financial crimes in India.
Key Points:
i.Between 2014 and 2024, the ED initiated 5,113 Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 investigations, averaging over 500 cases per year.
In 30 cases, Rs 15,261 crore was returned to victims with court approval
ii.In FY25, a total of 775 new cases were launched under the PMLA. The agency issued 461 provisional attachment orders worth Rs 30,036 crore, 44% more in number and 141% higher in value than FY 24, with total attached assets reaching Rs 1.54 lakh crore by March 2025.
iii.The ED filed 333 prosecution complaints in FY25, leading to 34 convictions, with 1,739 cases under trial by 31 March 2025 and only 3 acquittals out of 47 concluded cases, resulting in a 93.6% conviction rate.
Awards Presented to ED Officers:
At the event, 23 officers and zonal units were honoured for their outstanding service:
i.Abhishek Goyal, former Special Director, ED received the President’s Medal for Meritorious Service.
ii.Officers from across India were awarded for their work in intelligence, investigation, and field operations.
iii.Zonal offices in Jalandhar (Punjab), Hyderabad (Telangana), and Gurugram (Haryana) were specially appreciated for their high performance, including securing convictions, filing cases, and attaching valuable properties.
List of ED Officers Honoured:
| Awards | Recipient | Designation / Office |
|---|---|---|
| President’s Medal for Meritorious Service | Abhishek Goyal | Former Special Director, ED |
| Category I: Dutiful and Exemplary Service Over Time | Sujit Sadhak; | Joint Director, Chennai Zonal Office-II, ED; |
| Suram Chandra | Sepoy, Jammu Sub-Zonal Office, ED | |
| Category II: Exceptional Intelligence/Investigation Skills | Manoj Mittal, | Deputy Director (INT-I), Headquarters Office |
| Sudhir Kumar | Deputy Director, Gurugram Zonal Office | |
| Chetan Krishna H.G | Deputy Director, Gurugram Zonal Office | |
| Deovrat Jha | Deputy Director, Kolkata Zonal Office-II | |
| Gaurav Saini | Assistant Legal Advisor, Headquarters Office | |
| Ravindra Dahiya | Assistant Director, Kolkata Zonal Office-I | |
| Gaurav Dabas, | Assistant Director, Co-ordination / Financial Action Task Force (FATF) | |
| Anshul Roy | Assistant Director, Jaipur Zonal Office | |
| Bhupesh | Assistant Director, Patna Zonal Office | |
| Suman | Assistant Director, Chandigarh Zonal Office-I | |
| Bhola Ram Jaat, | Enforcement Officer, Ahmedabad Zonal Office | |
| Deepika | Enforcement Officer, Western Regional Office | |
| Ganpati K. | Enforcement Officer, Southern Regional Office | |
| Sagar Chauhan | Assistant Enforcement Officer, Chennai Zone-II | |
| Vinod Kumar Pandey | Sr. Sepoy, Allahabad Sub-Zonal Office | |
| Sunil Kumar S.K. | Sr. Sepoy, STF, Headquarters Office | |
| Abhishek Kumar Jha | Sepoy, Headquarters Office | |
| Category III: Extraordinary Valour and Courage | Ravi Tiwari, | Additional Director, Jalandhar Zonal Office |
| Rohit Anand, | Joint Director, Hyderabad Zonal Office | |
| Navaneet Agrawal, | Joint Director, Gurugram Zonal Office |
About Enforcement Directorate (ED):
The ED, set up on May 1, 1956, works under the Union Finance Ministry and handles cases under PMLA 2002, the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (2018), and The Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999.
Director– Rahul Navin
Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
