The action of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Modi government has increased significantly in action against corruption. The ED has seized the property worth millions of crores from corruption since 2014 and in many cases has brought them back to the victims or agencies. The ED has also achieved great success in the last years in punishing under the Money Laundering Act. Some of its statistics have also been revealed.
95% property was seized in Modi government
One of Hindustan Times Report According to, the investigation agency ED ₹ 1.45 lakh crore has been attached to the Investigation Agency ED ₹ 1.45 lakh crore under the Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Act. In 2024 alone, the agency attached more than ₹ 21 thousand crore property.
Out of this ₹ 1.45 lakh crore, ₹ 1.40 lakh crore has been seized under the Modi government. This means that 95% of corruption earnings have been inherited in the Modi government. Under PMLA, ED has not only seized assets but has also succeeded in bringing people under the law.
ED has so far convicted 100 people under PMLA. This action has gained momentum in the last one year. 36 out of 100 people have been convicted in the first 9 months of 2024-25. The ED has arrested 911 people since its inception.
The agency working on crimes related to financial matters has managed to take even big leaders, hawala operators and bureaucrats in the last few years. The agency’s work capacity has also increased in the last few years. Her many new Officer And employees have met. The agency has demanded that its staff capacity Threefold To be increased.
PMLA is implemented in the Congress government, Modi government used
The PMLA law was enacted by the Vajpayee government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was passed by Parliament in 2002. This law was enacted to prevent money laundering, withdraw the property made with this money and bring the culprits into the dock.
The provisions of this law are quite stringent and the accused under its grip do not escape. It is also difficult to get vine in it. Prior to this law, there was no clear law about earned earned from corruption. In such a situation, people used to survive by finding Luphol in different laws.
But after the new of this law, the powers of ED increased. The law was implemented by the Congress government in 2005. The Congress government also amended 2 times. Due to this law, some action was taken in the Congress government but there was no difference in cases of corruption.
But the Modi government has started using this law effectively after 2014. The result of this is that between 2005-14, where the property earned from black money of ₹ 5 thousand crore was seized, then this figure increased by about 28 times in the Modi government.
ED is achieving great success not only in the matter of confiscation but also to get them back to the victims. In 2024 itself, the ED ₹ 7 thousand crore property has been given back to the victims or banks. In such a situation, the money that has been earned from corruption has also been recovered.
ED has succeeded in getting money back in scams like Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi and Sarada Chit Fund. In these cases the general public and banks were talked with a long lime. Due to the action of ED, now the police of the states are also taking help in many economic crimes.
