IRS Officer Rahul Navin new Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED)

The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 August 2024, has approved the appointment of Rahul Navin as the Director of the Directorate of Enforcement(ED). Rahul Navin was appointed as the acting director of the Enforcement Directorate by the government of India on 15 September 2023 after Sanjay Kumar Mishra's retirement. Sanjay Mishra had to retire after the Supreme Court held the frequent extension given to him by the government of India as illegal.

Tenure of  Rahul Navin 

The 1993 batch of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Rahul Navin has been appointed for a term of two years from the date of his assumption of office. Rahul Navin is currently a Special Director in the Enforcement Directorate.

Directorate of Enforcement or ED

In 1956, the government of India established the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). The ED is under the administrative control of the Department of Revenue, Union Ministry of Finance.

It is the sole agency that enforces the criminal provisions of the; 

• Prevention of Money  Laundering Act (PMLA) 2022. ED has the power to seize the property earned from money laundering activities and also prosecute the person accused of money laundering. 
• Under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act 2018, the ED has the power to seize the property of persons who have committed economic crimes in India and have fled from India.
• Civil provisions of the  Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999.

Headquarters: New Delhi

About the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

The appointment committee of the Cabinet is the highest body of the government of India, which approves the appointment to various top administrative posts of the government of India. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet consists of two cabinet ministers of the government of India. They are : 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 
• Amit Shah- Union Minister for Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation.