Vijender Sharma elected as the President of the Institute of Cost Accountant of India

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The Institute of Cost Accountant of India (ICMAI) has elected Vijender Sharma as the President and Rakesh Bhalla as the Vice-President of the Institute for the year 2022-23.The Institute conducted the election for President and Vice-President on Nov 28, 2022 in New Delhi.

 Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI)

It is a statutory body set up on 28 May 1959 under the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.

The ICMAI is a professional body for the regulation of the profession of cost and management accountancy in India.

The ICMAI Institute is the 2nd largest Cost & Management Accounting body in the world and the largest in Asia. 

The Institute is headquartered in Kolkata having four Regional Councils in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, 113 Chapters in India and 10 overseas Centers. 

The Institute is a founding member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the Confederation of Asian & Pacific Accountants (CAPA) and the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).