GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEAR CORPORATES, TO AVOID LAST MINUTE RUSH AND SYSTEM CONGESTION IN MCA21 TOWARDS END OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2013, EXPEDITE FILING OF BALANCE SHEET AND ANNUAL RETURN WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE LAST DAYS OF THE MONTHS.
Attention Members The Guidelines for approval of firm name laid down by the Council of the Institute under Regulation 169 of the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 are under review for necessary changes. The guidelines are available on the website of the Institute at link http://www.icsi.edu/CSPractice/FirmnamesGuidelines Members are requested to send their valuable inputs/suggestions for revision […]
RBI discusses Challenges to Policy Making and Evolving Role of Statistical Analysis at its Seventh Statistics Day Conference The Reserve Bank of India organised the 7th Statistics Day Conference on August 30, 2013. The theme of the conference was ‘Challenges to Policy Making and Evolving Role of Statistical Analysis‘. Statistics Day is observed in India […]
NOTICE The Ministry had reviewed the processes involved in delivery of important services to stakeholders and with a view to improving service delivery time, decided to accept payments of value upto Rs. 50,000/- for MCA21 services only in electronic mode w.e.f. 27.3.2011. It was also intimated in the same circular No. HQ/9/2002-Computerisation dated 9th March, […]
The Companies Bill, 2013 Receives the Assent of the President Published in the Gazette of India as Act No. 18 of 2013 The historic new Company Law in the country has been enacted with the President of India giving his assent to the Companies Bill, 2013. It has now been published in the Gazette of […]
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has issued guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in April, 2013 wherein each CPSE shall, with the approval of its Board of Directors, make a budgetary allocation for CSR and Sustainability activities/projects for the year. Giving this information in written reply […]
I am deeply honoured and privileged to address one and all in my CMA fraternity, well-wishers and guides through this esteemed column on my assuming as the 56th President of the Institute.
Fraudulent Activities by Companies The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received complaints against certain companies for allegedly defrauding investors by offering high returns. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha recently, Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of Corporate Affairs, said that during the last three years and the current […]
There have been some news stories in the media in the last couple of days about the Reserve Bank of India discussing/considering various options of converting idle gold, including that available with temple trusts, into bullion. The Reserve Bank clarifies that no such proposal is under its consideration at this juncture. Alpana Killawala Principal Chief […]
ICAI President’s Message – September 2013 – (30-08-2013) Dear Friends, I sincerely express our gratitude to everybody who has helped in shaping the journey of the accountancy profession of India in the past. I would extend my deep appreciation to all of them for their sheer sense of wisdom and keenness to guide our profession, […]
