Department of Economic Affairs

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department of the Government of India finance ministry arm

The Department of Economic Affairs is the key finance ministry arm of the Government of India responsible for formulating and monitoring the country’s economic policy and managing its public finances.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Economic Affairs canonical	4
Department of Economic Affairs (India)	1
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Economic Affairs
Context triple: [Union Budget of India, preparedBy, Department of Economic Affairs]

A. Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration
The Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration is a key arm of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat responsible for advancing regional economic integration, trade policy coordination, and the development of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
B. Economic Affairs Bureau
The Economic Affairs Bureau is a division of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for formulating and coordinating the country's foreign economic policy, including trade, investment, and international economic cooperation.
C. Department of Trade and Industry
The Department of Trade and Industry was a former UK government department responsible for business, trade, energy, and industrial policy before its functions were redistributed to newer departments.
D. Department of Foreign Trade
The Department of Foreign Trade is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Commerce that specializes in teaching and research on international trade, global markets, and related economic policies.
E. economic affairs ministry
An economic affairs ministry is a government department responsible for shaping and implementing a country’s economic policy, including industry, trade, and market regulation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Economic Affairs
Target entity description: The Department of Economic Affairs is the key finance ministry arm of the Government of India responsible for formulating and monitoring the country’s economic policy and managing its public finances.

A. Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration
The Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration is a key arm of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat responsible for advancing regional economic integration, trade policy coordination, and the development of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
B. Economic Affairs Bureau
The Economic Affairs Bureau is a division of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for formulating and coordinating the country's foreign economic policy, including trade, investment, and international economic cooperation.
C. Department of Trade and Industry
The Department of Trade and Industry was a former UK government department responsible for business, trade, energy, and industrial policy before its functions were redistributed to newer departments.
D. Department of Foreign Trade
The Department of Foreign Trade is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Commerce that specializes in teaching and research on international trade, global markets, and related economic policies.
E. economic affairs ministry
An economic affairs ministry is a government department responsible for shaping and implementing a country’s economic policy, including industry, trade, and market regulation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	department of the Government of India ⓘ finance ministry arm ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	DEA ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
countryServed	Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
employer	Indian Economic Service officers ⓘ linked to: Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination Indian Statistical Service officers ⓘ linked to: Indian Statistical Service
handles	relations with International Monetary Fund ⓘ relations with multilateral development banks ⓘ sovereign domestic borrowing ⓘ sovereign external borrowing ⓘ
headedBy	Secretary, Economic Affairs ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
oversees	budget division ⓘ capital markets division ⓘ cash and debt management cell ⓘ economic division ⓘ external finance division ⓘ financial sector reforms and legislation division ⓘ infrastructure and energy division ⓘ investment division ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Finance ⓘ
partOf	Ministry of Finance, Government of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Finance
policyArea	infrastructure financing ⓘ international economic cooperation ⓘ investment promotion ⓘ macroeconomic management ⓘ public debt management ⓘ
reportsTo	Finance Minister of India ⓘ
responsibleFor	capital markets policy ⓘ economic reforms ⓘ fiscal policy formulation ⓘ foreign investment policy ⓘ formulating economic policy of India ⓘ managing public finances of India ⓘ monetary policy coordination ⓘ monitoring economic policy of India ⓘ preparation of the Union Budget ⓘ
sector	economic policy ⓘ public finance ⓘ
supervises	Controller of Aid, Accounts and Audit ⓘ
website	https://dea.gov.in ⓘ
worksWith	Department of Financial Services ⓘ linked to: Department of Financial Services (India) Department of Revenue ⓘ Reserve Bank of India ⓘ Securities and Exchange Board of India ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union Budget of India → preparedBy → Department of Economic Affairs ⓘ

Finance Minister of India → oversees → Department of Economic Affairs (India) ⓘ

linked to: Department of Economic Affairs

North Block → houses → Department of Economic Affairs ⓘ

Consolidated Fund of India → administeredBy → Department of Economic Affairs ⓘ

Ministry of Finance (India) → oversees → Department of Economic Affairs ⓘ

subject linked to: Ministry of Finance

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited → parentOrganization → Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance ⓘ