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State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, GOI. The international conference were addressed by eminent national
and international speakers having expertise in Insolvency and bankruptcy regime, Judges of Supreme Court
of India and Supreme Court of Singapore, Chairperson- National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT),
President- National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chairperson and Whole Time Member of Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Board of India, bankers, three professional institutes etc. Vice President of the Institute was
one of the speakers in the conference. More than 300 delegates attended the conference and it was received
very well by all.

 Programs on IBC
I deeply appreciate the efforts made by the Regional Council/Chapters for creating awareness about the
Code by conducting programs/seminars on PAN India basis. There were 6 programs conducted in the month
of April 2017 at places like Hyderabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Nasik and Pune.

Initiatives by Regions &Chapters
 Navi Mumbai Chapter organised a Workshop on “Goods & Services Tax (GST)” on 8th&9thApril 2017
at Navi Mumbai. I congratulated the chapter for taking up this very important initiative for capacity
building of the members of the Institute in the all-important area of GST.

 I was invited by the WIRC for felicitationof the recently qualified students in the felicitation Function
organised by the WIRC at Mumbai on 8th April 2017.

 The Chandigarh-Panchkula Chapter organised a “Members Meet” with President, Vice President and
Central Council Members on 22ndApril, 2017 at Panchkula. Chandigarh-Panchkula Chapter also
organised a Seminar on “Corporate Accounting, Auditing and Board Matters” on 22ndApril 2017. I
was invited to inaugurate the seminar.

 The inaugural function of Bharuch Ankleshwar CMA Chapter was held on 25thApril, 2017. A GST
Seminar was organised to mark the occasion. I was the chief guest of the function which was also
attended by many dignitaries and my council colleagues along with senior members of the profession. I
announced a CMA Lab for Bharuch Ankleshwar chapter as it is the industrial hub of Gujarat.

 I congratulate the Managing Committee of Rajpur Chapter for organising seminar on GST on 30th April
2017 at Kolkata where technical aspects of GST were discussed. To mark the occasion a Bengali Book on
GST published by Rajpur Chapter was also released.

I wish prosperity and happiness to members, students and their families on the occasion of May Day, Rabindra
Nath Tagore Jayanti, Budh Purnima & Rana Pratap Jayanti and pray for the success in all of their endeavours.

With warm regards

(CMA Manas Kumar Thakur)
1st May 2017

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