Summary: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), set up by an Act of Parliament, has issued Notification No. 1-CA (7)/245/2026 dated 11th August, 2026, notifying the establishment of a new branch of the Central India Regional Council at Bokaro city, Jharkhand. The branch has been established pursuant to Regulation 159(1) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 and is effective from 29th July, 2026.
The new branch will be known as the Bokaro Branch of Central India Regional Council** and its headquarters will be situated at Bokaro city, Jharkhand. The notification defines its jurisdiction to include Bokaro city as well as specified cities and towns falling within a distance of 50 kms from the city limits of Bokaro.
The specified places are Chas, Chandankiyari, Bermo, Chandrapura, Gomia, Jaridih, Kasmar, Nawadih, Petarwar and Bokaro Steel City. The notification therefore expressly identifies the geographical area to be served by the newly established branch rather than extending its jurisdiction generally across the district or an unspecified region.
The notification also refers to sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 159 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. Under the provision cited in the notification, the Bokaro Branch will function subject to the control, supervision and direction of the ICAI Council through the Central India Regional Council. It will also carry out directions issued by the Council from time to time. TaxGuru has previously published notifications concerning the establishment and jurisdiction of ICAI branches under Regulation 159, including the notification establishing the Korba Branch of the Central India Regional Council in February 2026. ([TaxGuru][1])
The notification consequently provides for both the institutional establishment of the Bokaro Branch and the geographical jurisdiction within which it will operate. Its effective date is expressly stated as **29th July, 2026**, although the notification itself is dated 11th August, 2026.
The supplied notification does not prescribe any separate eligibility requirement, monetary threshold, fee, exemption, transitional provision or additional compliance obligation. Its operative provisions concern the creation of the branch, its name and headquarters, the places included within its jurisdiction, and the administrative control and directions applicable to it.
The cited regulatory framework has previously been amended. TaxGuru’s publication of the Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 records amendments to Regulation 159, including changes to the numerical limits in sub-regulations (1) and (1A). ([TaxGuru][2]) The present notification, however, does not itself amend Regulation 159; it exercises the authority referred to in Regulation 159(1) to establish the Bokaro Branch.
Complete Original Regulatory Content:
In pursuance of the Regulation 159 1 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to notify the setting up of a Branch of Central India Regional Council
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA
(Set up by an Act of Parliament)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th August, 2026
No. 1-CA (7)/245/2026 .— In pursuance of the Regulation 159 (1) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to notify the setting up of a Branch of Central India Regional Council at Bokaro city (Jharkhand) with effect from 29th July, 2026.
The Branch shall be known as Bokaro Branch of Central India Regional Council and its Headquarters shall be Bokaro city (Jharkhand). The Jurisdiction of the Branch shall besides Bokaro city, include the following cities/towns falling within a distance of 50 kms from the city limits of Bokaro: –
1. Chas
2. Chandankiyari
3. Bermo
4. Chandrapura
5. Gomia
6. Jaridih
7. Kasmar
8. Nawadih
9. Petarwar
10. Bokaro Steel City
As prescribed under sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 159, the Branch shall function subject to the control, supervision and direction of the Council through Central India Regional Council and shall carry out such directions as may, from time to time, be issued by the Council.
CA.(DR.) JAI KUMAR BATRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./290/2026-27]
