By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, August 30, 2018: Company secretaries can play a significant role to Make in Odisha Campaign a grand success, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Thursday while inaugurating Institute of Company Secretaries of India’s (ICSI) Golden Jubilee Year National Convention of Company Secretaries (46th Edition) and International Conference (6th Edition) here.

“Company Secretaries play an important role and they contribute to the growth of the company. Odisha is a Manufacturing Hub of Eastern India. I hope, the company secretaries will get a fair share through Make in Odisha Campaign. Odisha has received huge investment proposals through this campaign. 60% of this we have already implemented,” Patnaik remarked.

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is celebrating its Golden Jubilee Year and in these fifty years of its existence with many milestones achieved.

Patnaik congratulated ICSI for attaining institutional excellence and being a torch bearer for the cause of Good Corporate Governance for the last 50 years. He also appreciated the selfless contribution and dedication of the institute and its stakeholders towards shaping new India 2022 through good governance.

ICSI president, C S Makarand Lele in his presidential address said “Half a century ago, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) was founded with an objective to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries. Captivating glorious contribution towards the culture of good governance, it is proud to proclaim that from a role limited to the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956 in initial days, today the triumph of professional excellence in the service of nation is ranging in progressive laws of the country including Companies Act, 2013, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, GST, Taxation laws, Securities Laws, Intellectual Property Rights, Due Diligence, Capital Market and many others, where we are leading in shaping the corporate culture of the nation.”.

Amongst the august gathering present at the inauguration were CEOs and CFOs of leading corporate houses of the country and accomplished practising company secretaries from across India.