In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All the three
(d) None

Ans-a

Explanation

The Directorate of Enforcement or the ED under  Department of Revenue , Ministry of Finance is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of economic crimes and violations of foreign exchange laws.

With the onset of the process of economic liberalization, FERA, 1973, which was a regulatory law, was repealed and in its place, a new law viz. the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) came into operation w.e.f. 1st June 2000. Further, in tune with the International Anti Money Laundering regime, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) was enacted and ED was entrusted with its enforcement w.e.f. 1st July 2005. Recently, with the increase in number of cases relating to economic offenders taking shelter in foreign countries, the Government has passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA) and ED is entrusted with its enforcement with effect from 21st April, 2018 

Hence 1st row is incorrectly matched

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is the apex anti-smuggling agency of India, working under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is tasked with detecting and curbing smuggling of contraband, including drug trafficking and illicit international trade in wildlife and environmentally sensitive items, as well as combating commercial frauds related to international trade and evasion of Customs duty. Its mandate includes detecting and preventing the smuggling of contraband such as drugs, illicit wildlife products, and environmentally sensitive items, as well as tackling commercial frauds and Customs duty evasion under the Customs Act, 1962. 

Hence 2nd row is correctly matched

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance,  has initiated a number of projects aimed at harnessing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) The DG (Systems& Data Management) has been entrusted with the implementation of the projects related to Information & Communication Technology.

The Directorate General of Systems & Data Management

• is responsible for the design, development, programming, testing, implementation and maintenance of Customs and Central Excise automated systems, and for overseeing and managing the projects sanctioned by CBIC related to IT.
• is responsible for the management of all Centrally deployed Customs and Central Excise computer facilities, hardware, software, data communications
• in the automated environment, acts as a point of reference and validation concerning procedural changes in Customs and Central Excise, in addition to being a resource centre on business process issues.
• is responsible for identifying and evaluating new technologies for application to automated systems within the department.
• is responsible for developing and maintaining all policy and subsequently, on the implementation of centralized systems, the operational aspects of the Department’s Computer Security.
• Establishes requirements for computer-to-computer interfaces between the department and various trading partners and government agencies
• Represents Customs and Central Excise on matters related to automated processing and systems development
• Implements information resource and data management

Directorate General of Systems & Data Management is not associatedwith big data analytics

Hence 3rd row is incorrectly matched

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