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The '''Economic Intelligence Council''' is the apex forum overseeing government agencies responsible for [[Economic warfare|economic]] [[Intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]] and combating economic offences in India. The Council is also the apex of 18 regional economic intelligence committees, and is part of the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Union Ministry of Finance]].<ref name="EIC">{{cite web|title=Economic Intelligence Council|url=http://www.ceib.nic.in/eic.htm#eic_role|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]|accessdate=2009-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912012707/http://www.ceib.nic.in/eic.htm#eic_role|archive-date=12 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was formed in 1990.<ref name="FM">{{cite journal|title=Central Economic Intelligence Bureau – Ministry of Finance|url=http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/budget/annual_report/9596rev5.PDF|publisher=[[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]]|accessdate=2009-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716105941/http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/budget/annual_report/9596rev5.PDF|archive-date=2011-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Functions==<br />
The Economic Intelligence Council is responsible for coordination, strategy and information-sharing amongst the government agencies responsible for intelligence and control of economic offences such as smuggling, money laundering tax evasion and fraud.<ref name="EIC" /> The Council also advises the Finance Minister and the [[Council of Ministers of the Republic of India|Union Council of Ministers]] on laws regulating the financial sector and fighting economic crimes.<ref name="EIC" /><br />
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==Members==<br />
The chairperson of the Economic Intelligence Council is the [[Finance Minister of India]].<ref name="EIC" /> Its chief members include the [[List of Governors of the Reserve Bank of India|Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI), Chairman of the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI) and the Directors of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB) and the [[Directorate of Revenue Intelligence]] (DRI).<ref name="EIC" /> Members from the Finance Ministry include the Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Company Affairs and the Additional Secretary of Banking.<br />
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The [[Central Board of Excise and Customs|Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs]] is represented by its chairman and its members responsible for the Excise/GST, Customs and Anti-Smuggling departments.<ref name="EIC" /> Such as the Directors Of Directorate of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The [[Central Board of Direct Taxes]] is represented by its chairman and the member for investigation. Other department heads include the Directors of the [[Directorate General of Economic Enforcement]].<br />
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<ref name="EIC" /> The Deputy Director General of the [[Central Economic Intelligence Bureau]] serves as the Council's secretary.<ref name="FM" /><ref name="CEIB">{{cite web|title=Central Economic Intelligence Bureau|url=http://www.ceib.nic.in/ceib.htm|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]|accessdate=2009-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405083816/http://www.ceib.nic.in/ceib.htm|archive-date=5 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Special invitees include the director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] (IB) and the [[Directorate General of Foreign Trade]].<ref name="EIC" /><br />
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==Regional committees==<br />
{{Main|Regional Economic Intelligence Committee (India)}}<br />
Under the Economic Intelligence Council are 30[[Regional Economic Intelligence Committee (India)]].<ref name="EIC" /><ref name="FM" /> The committees are constituted of a wide range of agencies and officials responsible for the designated regions.<br />
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==References==<br />
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