Lok Sabha Question No. 483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Shortage of Manpower in ED
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 483

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE JULY 24 TH , 2023

## Shortage of Manpower in ED

## 483. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether there is any manpower shortage in Enforcement Directorate (ED), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) The details of total manpower in ED during the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) The details of cases registered by ED during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (d) The details of conviction rate of ED during the last nine years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) As against sanctioned strength of 2075, 1542 posts are filled as on 13/7/2023.
- (b) The year-wise sanctioned strength is as follows:
- (c) The year-wise details of cases recorded by this Directorate under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 during the last 05 years are as under: -

| S. No.   | Year            |   Sanctioned strength |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| 1.       | As on 31/3/2019 |                  2065 |
| 2.       | As on 31/3/2020 |                  2065 |
| 3.       | As on 31/3/2021 |                  2065 |
| 4.       | As on 31/3/2022 |                  2065 |
| 5.       | As on 31/3/2023 |                  2075 |
| Total    | Total           |                  2075 |

| S. No.   | Year    |   No. of cases recorded under PMLA, 2002 |
|----------|---------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2022-23 |                                      949 |
| 2.       | 2021-22 |                                     1180 |
| 3.       | 2020-21 |                                      981 |
| 4.       | 2019-20 |                                      562 |
| 5.       | 2018-19 |                                      195 |
| Total    | Total   |                                     3867 |

The year-wise details of cases recorded by this Directorate under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 during the last 05 years are as under:-

| S. No.   | Year    |   No. of investigations initiated under FEMA, 1999 |
|----------|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2018-19 |                                               2659 |
| 2.       | 2019-20 |                                               3360 |
| 3.       | 2020-21 |                                               2747 |
| 4.       | 2021-22 |                                               5313 |
| 5.       | 2022-23 |                                               4173 |
| Total    | Total   |                                              18252 |

It  is  further  informed  that  Directorate  of  Enforcement  is  also  entrusted  with  the responsibility of enforcement of provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA). As on date, the Directorate has filed applications under the  FEOA against 19 persons.

(d) During the last 09 years, the trial has been completed in 31 PMLA cases which resulted in conviction of 54 accused in 29 cases. Thus, as on date, rate of conviction under PMLA is 93.54%. There are few cases wherein proceedings under PMLA could not proceed further due to quashing of the predicate offences investigated by Law Enforcement Agencies. Moreover, assets amounting to Rs. 16,507.86 crore (approx.) have  been  confiscated  by  the  Special  Court  under  PMLA  /  FEOA.  Further,  a cumulative fine of Rs. 4.64 crore has been imposed on the accused under PMLA.

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