Question: Who amongst the following has recently appointed as the new special director of the ED (ED)?
(a) Karnal Singh
(b) Vivek R. Wadekar
(c) Dev Singh Rathore
(d) Vinod Khemka
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On March 6th, 2018, Shri Vivek R. Wadekar senior officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) appointed new special director of ED by the central government.
- His tenure will be of 5 years.
- It is known that the Enforcement Directorate is a special investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
- It enforces Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the country.
- At present, Karnal Singh is the Director of Enforcement Directorate.