Press Release
The Chief of Bureau
April 12, 2017
To mark the beginning of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of ICSI and on crossing 50,000th membership mark, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India formally adopts the Golden Quote “Satyam Vada, Dharmam Chara – Speak the Truth, Abide by the Law” as „ICSI Motto‟ .
Shri Tapan Ray, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs unveiled The ICSI Motto “Satyam Vada, Dharmam Chara” in the august presence of CS (Dr) Shyam Agrawal, President, ICSI, and CS Dinesh Chandra Arora, Secretary, ICSI.
On this occasion, Shri Tapan Ray congratulated The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and urged ICSI to take forward it‟s great cause of inculcating Good Corporate Governance in the business and economic structure of the Country in a big way and further make efforts to educate the masses at the grass root level.
From L TO R: CS Dinesh C Arora, Secretary, ICSI, CS (Dr.) Shyam Agrawal,
President, ICSI, Shri Tapan Ray, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
& Shri K.V.R. Murty, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
CS Shyam Agrawal, President, ICSI said, “Since inception of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India IICSI), Company Secretaries have been „Believing‟ and „Living‟ this quote from Taittirya Upnishad “Satyam Vada, Dharmam Chara” which means “Speak the truth, abide by the law”. The ICSI has always been striving to uphold the torch of Corporate Governance Profession high in its pursuit of Professional Excellence, he added.
About ICSI: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, (ICSI) is 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. It has 50,000 members and around 4 lakh students on it‟s roll.
Preeti Kaushik Banerjee
Director
Corporate Communication
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
preeti.banerjee@icsi.edu
011-45341013
