ED director's tenure extended to 5 years

• Parliament passed legislation to increase the director of the Enforcement Directorate's tenure to a maximum of five years from the current two years.
• On December 9, the Lok Sabha approved the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill-2021.
• The bill would increase the director of the Enforcement Directorate's tenure from two to five years.
• The current term of the ED Director is two years.
• The tenure of the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is also expanded by Parliament a few days ago, from two years to a maximum of five years.

Important Takeaways

About ED

• ED: Enforcement Directorate
• Founded: 1 May 1956
• ED Director: - Sanjay Kumar Mishra