About 

• The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) was set by the Government of India in 2004 as the central national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analyzing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions. 
• Headed by a Director, FIU-IND is also responsible for coordinating and strengthening efforts of national and international intelligence, investigation and enforcement agencies in pursuing the global efforts against money laundering and financing of terrorism. 

FIU-IND is an independent body reporting directly to the Economic Intelligence Council (EIC) headed by the Finance Minister.