New Delhi: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) reached a landmark recently as its membership has reached the mark of 50,000 members . Now The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has 50,000 CS Members.

Mr Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs in the presence of CS Shyam Agrawal, President, ICSI, awarded the ‘Certificate of CS Membership’ to the 50,000th member of ICSI, Mr Ashutosh Shukla on 08 March 2017.

While awarding the Certificate to the 50,000th CS Member, Shri Arun Jaitley whole heartedly congratulated The Institute of Company Secretaries of India on reaching this remarkable landmark in 48 years of its Journey.

Mr Arun Jaitley also appreciated the rigorous Examination and Training structure of the Company Secretaryship (CS) Course maintained by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as its qualified Company Secretaries are further enabling the Indian Corporate Sector in meeting all the strict compliances and other legal requirements under the Companies Act 2013 and Company Secretaries role has become exceedingly important in today’s Corporate World due to the need of the hour to meet Compliances and Governance related issues under the new Company Law.

CS Shyam Agrawal, President ICSI sought good wishes of the Union Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on this occasion and informed that The Institute of Company Secretaries of India is taking various steps for rigorous capacity building of its members and keeping the CS members updated.

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. 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 its roll.