CA. Prasanna Kumar D’s Message
From the Desk of Vice Chairperson, Committee on Public and Government Financial Management (CPGFM)…….
To empower local bodies by strengthening their accounting system, collaborative Certificate Course for Accountants of Panchayats and Municipal Bodies are being launched by ICAI and O/o C&AG that will promote good governance practices and facilitate safeguarding of public interest that will in turn lead to better service delivery.
The Certificate Courses are targeted towards 12th pass students aiming to pursue career in accounting with local employment. These are online courses (with offline exam) that can be attended anywhere anytime in English, Hindi and 8 other vernacular languages. The said course will help in making available accountants (who will be competent to prepare accounts of local bodies) in the lower tiers located in remote places.
Those qualified would be able to support local bodies in completing lag in preparation of their accounts and enable them to avail benefits of XVth Finance Commission or other grants that are linked to accounting reforms. Accounting reforms will strengthen the local bodies of the country and will contribute to nation building & achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank CA. Aniket S. Talati, Hon’ble President, ICAI, CA. Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal, Hon’ble Vice President, ICAI for their consistent guidance in designing these Courses. I would like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution made by CA. Kemisha Soni, Chairperson, CPGFM. I am also thankful to all the Committee members, IPAI, MoPR and resource persons for their active contribution and support in this project. I also place on record appreciation for the continuous support provided by O/o C&AG of India in the form of timely information & data and invaluable inputs/suggestions on the course Material.
I hope that these courses will prove to be instrumental in strengthening the accounting profession and fostering responsible and effective financial reporting and management practices in local bodies.
With best regards,
CA. Prasanna Kumar D,
Vice Chairperson, CPGFM