CS Nagendra D Rao, PRESIDENT of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) while addressing a PRESS CONFERENCE at Kolkata on 19th February 2021 stated that “ICSI has taken various initiatives towards growth and development of the members, students and the profession by undertaking extensive career counselling, professional development programmes, brand building, extensive research, re-organisation and infrastructure development, ICSI vision 2022 and globalisation of profession.
President ICSI, informed that ICSI has signed an MOU with the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta today i.e. 19th February 2021 and the objective of the MOU is to facilitate a comprehensive partnership for imparting knowledge and skills in the areas of Joint Academic Research, Joint Workshops, Professional Development Programme for Company Secretaries, sharing resources and International Conferences besides awarding the toppers of programmes of IIM Calcutta with ICSI Signature Award Gold Medal and a scholarship to pursue the Company Secretary Course.
He also spoke on the social initiatives undertaken by ICSI like Shaheed Ki Beti Certificate, Contribution to PM CARES FUND, Blood Bank Portal, ICSI Students Education Fund Trust and so on.
ICSI
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a premier professional body set up under an Act of Parliament, i.e., Company Secretaries Act, 1980, for the regulation and development of the profession of Company Secretaries in India. It functions under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The Institute, being a pro-active body, focuses on best and top-quality education to students of Company Secretaries Course and best quality set standards for CS members. The Institute has over 65,000 members and about 2.5 lakh students on its roll.
