Financial Intelligence Unit—India

Financial Intelligence Unit—India (FIU-IND) is an organisation under the Department of Revenue, Government of India which collects financial intelligence about offences[1] under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

It was set up in November 2004 and reports directly to the Economic Intelligence Council (EIC) headed by the Finance Minister.

[2] The functions of FIU-IND are:[2] The agency has a sanctioned strength of 75 staff, drawn on deputation from Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Department of Legal Affairs and Intelligence agencies.

Current Director is Pankaj Kumar Mishra, IRS-IT (1989), appointed in May 2016 for a five year term.

[4][5] He was promoted to Additional Secretary in May 2020, as a personal measure, with temporary upgradation of the post.