ICSI to organise 17th National Conference of Practicing Company Secretaries

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Chandigarh 11^th August:- The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is organizing its 17^th Annual National Conference of Practicing Company Secretaries on the theme "PCS @ Start-up  Accelerate Outpace" from August 12-13, 2016 at Welcome Heritage Glenview Resort, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. Eminent persons and experts in the respective fields from the Government, Regulators, profession and the corporate sector will address the two day Conference.

Speaking at the conference, CS Mamta Binani said that india is one of the fastest growing economics in the world and entrepreneurship is key in supporting and accelerating such unprecedented growth in India. In last few years, the country has improved its position in 'Ease of Doing Business' index issued by World Bank. She added that the government is promoting entrepreneurship which will help support employment, utilization of skills, skill development and boost FDI. It is the right time now that Company Secretaries should optimally unleash the various opportunities offered by the government through its Start-up drive. Company Secretaries need to perform a dual role: firstly, a CS himself can accelerate as a young and profound entrepreneur and secondly as a compliance officer he can help in realizing 'ease of doing business' drive for entrepreneurs in running their start-ups. In both ways, Company Secretary will rationalize his contour in the nation building process.

Emphasising the importance of CS profession Mamta Binani said that the crucial role that a CS plays in a company can be gauged by the fact that the Companies Act, 2013 recognizes Company Secretaries as a "Key Managerial Personnel" along with the Managing Director / Manager, whole-time director and Chief Financial Officer (section 203). A Company Secretary is required to be mandatorily appointed in every company with a paid up share capital of 5 Crores and above, under Companies Act 2013.

She further elaborated that the conference would be deliberated threadbare under the themes of Start-up India-Professional Opportunities for PCS, Goods and Services Tax, Arbitration Law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws, Real Estate Act, National Company Law Tribunal, Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016, Competition Law, Spiritual Well-Being /Self –Motivation and ease of Doing Business in India Facilitation and Obstructions.

CS Vineet Chaudhary, Council Member, the ICSI, and Programme Director of the 17^th National Conference of Practising Company Secretaries, CS Gurvinder Sarin, Chairman Chandigarh Chapter of ICSI and CS Dinesh Chandra Arora Secretary, the ICSI were also present on the Occasion.