Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
On 1 May 1956, an ‘Enforcement Unit’ was formed, in the Department of Economic Affairs, for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947.
In the year 1957, this Unit was renamed as ‘Enforcement Directorate’.
It is mandated with the task of enforcing the provisions of two special fiscal laws
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
