Celebrating their Golden Jubilee year, Goa Branch of the Western India Regional Council (WIRC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) reiterated their focus on the initiative of knowledge-sharing, networking, and collaboration among chartered accountants in the state as part of being the stakeholders in nation-building.
The Goa Branch held celebrations on 4th July at ICAI Bhawan, Goa, with Krishna V Salkar, MLA, Vasco Constituency & Chairman, SGPDA, Government of Goa, being the chief guest.
Salkar launched a specially-curated memorabilia depicting the ethos, spirit and nature of Goa developed by the Goa Branch commemorating the 50 years of establishment. He expressed his happiness over the contributions made by the Institute in the overall development of accountancy and professional development in Goa. He also acknowledged the efforts of the Institute and Goa Branch in developing knowledge and technical skills of students in schools, colleges and also mentoring them on the Chartered Accountancy curriculum and profession as a whole as it organises various Career Counselling sessions in the schools and colleges across Goa. He appreciated contribution of Goa branch in hand-holding towards state government initiatives.
Chairman, CA. Thomas Andrade said it’s an honour for the Goa Branch having the ICAI Bhawan in Goa consisting of a 150 – capacity auditorium, IT Lab, lecture rooms, reading room, library, guest room, administrative block & cafeteria. He profusely thanked the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for this Infrastructure in Goa. He elaborated that the branch organises various events and initiatives to foster knowledge sharing, networking, and collaboration among chartered accountants in the state. The branch also conducts various initiatives for CA students, who are future professionals.
Past Chairperson CA Ulhas Dhumasker and CA Pradip Kakodkar acknowledged the efforts of the Institute and Goa Branch in promoting the highest standards of professional competence and integrity among its members.
