Archana Ranjan, IRS is DG, CEIB
THE Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Income Tax Chief Commissioner Archana Ranjan, IRS(IT.79), as Special Secretary-cum-Director General, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau under Department of Revenue.
CEIB was setup in the year 1985. It is the nodal agency for economic intelligence mandated to ensure effective interaction and coordination among all the agencies concerned in the area of economic offences. It also functions as the clearing house of all economic intelligence and provides a platform for such exchange between various agencies within the Department of Revenue and other intelligence and enforcement agencies including IB, RAW, CBI etc.
The Bureau is headed by the Special Secretary cum Director General who is assisted by three Joint Secretary level officers.