ICAI Initiatives for Good Governance of State Co-operatives and NPO Sector

CA. Anuj Goyal, Chairman, Committee for Co-operatives and NPO Sectors (CCONPO), ICAI, CA. Sumantra Guha, Central Council Member, ICAI and Dr. Aloke Ray, Sr. Dy Secretary, ICAI has met Janab Haider Aziz Safwi, Hon’ble Minister-In-Charge, Co-operation on 14^th March’ 2013 at Writers’ Building, Kolkata to discuss the role that ICAI can play in development of Cooperative Movement in West Bengal. While briefly apprising the Hon’ble Minister about the Institute’s role and initiative in the Governance System, Chairman, CCONPO has submitted a presentation to the Hon’ble Minister for empanelment of Chartered Accountants to conduct audit of Co-operative Societies of West Bengal. They also proposed to conduct Training, Workshops, Seminar and Joint Study in the area of Governance, developing uniform Accounting and Auditing Framework, sustainability and Financial re-engineering of Co-operatives as well as NPO Sector. The Hon’ble Minister has appreciated the initiatives of the Institute in promotion of good governance, best practices and assured to consider the institute’s presentation and agreed to convene a meeting as soon as the session of State Assembly is over. He advised his office to arrange a meeting with the Senior Officials including the Secretary of the Department and Auditing Cell to consider the proposed empanelment and other Joint Initiatives with the Institutes. The meeting was concluded with the Institute’s commitment to contribute and facilitate the Co-operative movement as an integral part of the Nation’s development process.