The Institute of Company Secretaries of India conferred the Honorary CS Degree onto Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in the virtual presence of Chief Guest of the day, Shri Om Birla, Speaker, Lok Sabha, on the third day of the 48th National Convention of Company Secretaries, at Indore.
ICSI also virtually inaugurated its Fourth Overseas Centre at Singapore at the hands of Anurag Singh Thakur on the day.
Addressing the audience virtually, Speaker of the Lok Sabha Shri Om Birla said: “ICSI has made a significant contribution in ensuring ethical & fair administration in the corporate Sector. Company Secretaries are responsible for legal administration of Companies and for transferring benefit of growth to society.”
“Company Secretaries work assiduously to strengthen governance and ensure ethical & legal compliance. Both ICSI and its members are playing a vital role in ushering transparency and integrity in the economy for building a hi-tech tax compliant society & eliminating shell companies,” he further added.
Delighted with conferment of the honorary degree, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur said: “It is my utmost honour to be receiving the Membership of this renowned institute and join a list which has Late Shri Arun Jaitley ji as its recipients.”