India, May 28 -- The ministry of finance has approved a major cadre restructuring of the directorate of enforcement (ED), significantly expanding the agency's investigation and enforcement strength amid a growing workload linked to money laundering and foreign exchange violation cases.

According to a sanction order issued by the department of revenue on Wednesday, the restructuring sharply increases the number of posts across the ED's executive cadre, particularly at the operational levels that handle investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and

the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

The sanctioned strength of deputy director posts has been increased from 148 to 267, while assistant director posts have mo...