Lok Sabha Question No. 3978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Economic Offences
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## 3978. Dr. Virendra Kumar

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  cases  of  economic  offences  registered  by  Enforcement Directorate in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (b) the action taken against the offenders; and
- (c) the preventive steps taken to check such offences?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) The Directorate is mandated with the task of enforcing provisions of Foreign Exchange Management  Act,  1999  (FEMA)  and  Prevention  of  Money  Laundering  Act,  2002 (PMLA).  The  role  of  Directorate  comes  into  picture  as  and  when  any  contravention under FEMA and occurrence of scheduled offence under PMLA comes to its notice. The number  of  cases  registered  by  the  Enforcement  Directorate  under  Foreign  Exchange Management  Act,  1999  (FEMA)  and  Prevention  of  Money  Laundering  Act,  2002 (PMLA) during the last three Years and Current Year (upto 31.10.2016) state wise is attached as Annexure 1 & 2.
- (b)&(c) As regards preventive action against the offenders during above mentioned period, it is stated that value of assets worth Rs.13801 crore have been attached, 241 Prosecution Complaints have been filed and 67 persons have been arrested under PMLA.  Further, 2585 Show Cause Notices have been issued imposing penalty of Rs.232.26 crore under FEMA during the last three years and current year (upto 31.10.2016).

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3978

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 09 DECEMBER, 2016

AGRAHAYANA 18, 1938 (SAKA)

## Economic Offences

| ANNEXURE-1                                                                               | ANNEXURE-1                                                                               | ANNEXURE-1                                                                               | ANNEXURE-1                                                                               | ANNEXURE-1                                                                               |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No. of cases registered under Prevention of money laundering Act,2002 (PMLA) ( yearwise) | No. of cases registered under Prevention of money laundering Act,2002 (PMLA) ( yearwise) | No. of cases registered under Prevention of money laundering Act,2002 (PMLA) ( yearwise) | No. of cases registered under Prevention of money laundering Act,2002 (PMLA) ( yearwise) | No. of cases registered under Prevention of money laundering Act,2002 (PMLA) ( yearwise) |
| Region/States                                                                            | 2013                                                                                     | 2014                                                                                     | 2015                                                                                     | 2016 (upto 31.10.2016)                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 11                                                                                       | 6                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| Gujarat                                                                                  | 11                                                                                       | 7                                                                                        | 4                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                                                | 9                                                                                        | 17                                                                                       | 21                                                                                       | 13                                                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 15                                                                                       | 13                                                                                       | 15                                                                                       | 18                                                                                       |
| Kerala                                                                                   | 3                                                                                        | 7                                                                                        | 13                                                                                       | 5                                                                                        |
| Punjab                                                                                   | 9                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        |
| Haryana                                                                                  | 10                                                                                       | 3                                                                                        | 4                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 2                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        |
| Jammu & Kashimir                                                                         | 1                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                                              | 9                                                                                        | 5                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| Chandigarh                                                                               | 10                                                                                       | 3                                                                                        | 4                                                                                        | 9                                                                                        |
| Delhi & NCR                                                                              | 14                                                                                       | 24                                                                                       | 21                                                                                       | 14                                                                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 5                                                                                        | 14                                                                                       | 10                                                                                       | 10                                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                              | 5                                                                                        | 6                                                                                        | 12                                                                                       | 17                                                                                       |
| Odisha                                                                                   | 2                                                                                        | 7                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        |
| Assam & North Eastern States                                                             | 2                                                                                        | 4                                                                                        | 4                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 11                                                                                       | 22                                                                                       | 6                                                                                        | 4                                                                                        |
| Bihar                                                                                    | 9                                                                                        | 10                                                                                       | 1                                                                                        | 6                                                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                                                | 0                                                                                        | 6                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                                              | 20                                                                                       | 25                                                                                       | 13                                                                                       | 9                                                                                        |
| Goa                                                                                      | 1                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 5                                                                                        |
| Chattishgarh                                                                             | 5                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                                                                                | 10                                                                                       | 5                                                                                        | 10                                                                                       | 2                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                    | 174                                                                                      | 197                                                                                      | 153                                                                                      | 124                                                                                      |

2016

| No. of cases registered under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) ( yearwise)   |   No. of cases registered under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) ( yearwise) |   No. of cases registered under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) ( yearwise) |   No. of cases registered under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) ( yearwise) | No. of cases registered under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) ( yearwise)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Region/States                                                                            |                                                                                     2013 |                                                                                     2014 |                                                                                     2015 | 2016 (upto 31.10.2016)                                                                   |
| Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh                                                                 |                                                                                       22 |                                                                                       20 |                                                                                       33 | 78                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                                |                                                                                       62 |                                                                                       75 |                                                                                      146 | 65                                                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                               |                                                                                       47 |                                                                                      114 |                                                                                       19 | 125                                                                                      |
| Kerala                                                                                   |                                                                                      123 |                                                                                      120 |                                                                                      338 | 160                                                                                      |
| Punjab                                                                                   |                                                                                      318 |                                                                                       70 |                                                                                      111 | 93                                                                                       |
| Jammu & Kashimir                                                                         |                                                                                        1 |                                                                                        0 |                                                                                        1 | 20                                                                                       |
| Haryana , Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand                                     |                                                                                      579 |                                                                                       31 |                                                                                       52 | 119                                                                                      |
| Delhi & NCR                                                                              |                                                                                      167 |                                                                                       57 |                                                                                       97 | 49                                                                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                           |                                                                                       67 |                                                                                       80 |                                                                                       84 | 114                                                                                      |
| West Bengal & Odisha                                                                     |                                                                                        2 |                                                                                        8 |                                                                                       39 | 49                                                                                       |
| Assam & North Eastern States                                                             |                                                                                        3 |                                                                                        1 |                                                                                        6 | 8                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                            |                                                                                       22 |                                                                                       38 |                                                                                       60 | 68                                                                                       |
| Bihar & Jharkhand                                                                        |                                                                                        0 |                                                                                        8 |                                                                                        8 | 1                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                                              |                                                                                       59 |                                                                                      126 |                                                                                      229 | 150                                                                                      |
| Goa & Chattishgarh                                                                       |                                                                                      103 |                                                                                       61 |                                                                                       45 | 55                                                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                                                |                                                                                       16 |                                                                                       10 |                                                                                       27 | 51                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                    |                                                                                     1591 |                                                                                      819 |                                                                                     1295 | 1205                                                                                     |