CA day celebrations

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 completed 69 years of Professional Excellence on July 1, 2018 and entered its Platinum Jubilee Year.

This momentous occasion was celebrated all across the country by 164 Branches and five regional councils of ICAI. Many activities were undertaken to celebrate CA Day in a unified manner like Blood Donation Drive, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Tree Plantations etc.

The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of ICAI were launched by Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Hon’ble President of India during the CA Day event organised at New Delhi today. The event was also graced by Manoj Sinha, Union minister of state with independent charge for communications and minister of state for Railways and P P Chaudhary, Union minister of state for corporate affairs as well as law and justice.

While addressing the gathering, the President of India congratulated ICAI and lauded the contribution of CA profession. The President remarked, “I am confident that ICAI will make a success of all the programmes associated with its Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. And, of course, I am confident that ICAI and it’s members will keep up efforts to build a nation defined by tax transparency, tax predictability and tax compliance.”

The Hon’ble President further added “The success of ICAI as a body of professionals is a matter of pride for our country. The community of Chartered Accountants have played a role in the critical transition to GST. I must commend the efforts of all of you.” Rachel Grimes, president, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) participated in the launch of Platinum Jubilee celebrations. She announced that in the year 2022, when India would be celebrating its 75 years of Independence , coinciding with it, for the first time, India would be hosting “World Congress of Accountants” in Mumbai.”