How many cases ED and Income Tax Dept filed since 2014? check year-wise data

ED cases in India, ED cases list, Income Tax Department cases: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax (IT) Department are playing a crucial role in safeguarding the nation’s economic integrity. As India progresses toward achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, the economy and its activities will undergo significant transformation. With rising complexities and evolving forms of economic offences, the responsibilities of these central agencies are expected to become even more critical in the years ahead.

Role of Enforcement Directorate (ED)

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a probe agency under the Ministry of Finance mandated with investigation of offence of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws.

Role of Income Tax (IT) Department

On the other hand, Income Tax (IT) Department conducts probe by primarily investigating tax evasion, black money, fraudulent claims of deductions and exemptions in Income Tax Returns (ITRs), etc.

How many cases ED and Income Tax Dept filed since 2014?

The Enforcement Directorate has registered 6,444 cases (ECIRs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, while the Income Tax Department has filed 13,877 prosecution cases since FY 2014–15.

ED and Income Tax cases since 2014

“Since 2014-15, Enforcement Directorate has recorded a total of 6,444 cases (ECIRs) for initiating investigation under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Income tax department has filed a total of 13877 prosecution cases,” Pankaj Chaudhary, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance said in a written statement in Lok Sabha on December 8.

Chaudhary was responding to a query from Lok Sabha MP Radhakrishna regarding the number of cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax Department (IT) since 2014–15.