EIRC of ICAI Marks Historic 50th Regional Conference in Kolkata with Record Participation.
By Adrija Dasgupta, TFT Correspondent, Kolkata
Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) of The Institute of Chartered Accountants Of India celebrated its landmark iconic 50th (Golden Jubilee) Regional Conference in Kolkata. The Conference centred on the theme EYE-Ethics, Youth, Empower, underscoring the profession’s unwavering commitment to ethical practice, the growing role of young professionals and the continuous empowerment of members.
The Conference was inaugurated by Shri Snehasis Chakraborty, Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Transport Dept, West Bengal.
Alongside the event, C.A. Charanjot Singh Nanda, Hon’ble President, ICAI, said that history has been created in Kolkata, with the Golden Jubilee Regional Conference witnessing a record participation of more than 4,500 members, the highest ever for EIRC and congratulated EIRC Chairman, C.A. Vishnu Kumar Tulsyan and his team.
Mr. Charanjot Singh Nanda, alas added that the Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India is a statutory body set up by an Act of Parliament under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 for the regulation and development of the profession of Chartered Accountancy Act in India.
C.A. Charanjot Singh Nanda, Hon’ble President, of ICAI also said that India, today stands as a global leader in technology and Artificial Intelligence is an enabler and assistant for Chartered Accountants and can never replace human intelligence.
Highlighting the profession’s inclusivity, this profession is highly suited for women, with every third Chartered Accountant in India being a woman, and 44% of CA students being women. ICAI continues to promote commerce education across the country through wide ranging career counselling programmes.
ICAI prepares a comprehensive Pre-Budget Memorandum and subsequently Post-Budget Memorandum, to highlight focus areas and provide constructive inputs for national development.
The Regional Conference of ERIC was a carbon neutral event certified by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Two Day conference was enthusiastically participated by members with plethora of technical sessions dealt by experts and dignitaries from the country as well as abroad.
