Vice-President calls Company Secretaries 'Guardians of Governance' at ICSI's 58th Foundation Day
4 October 2026
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the 58th Foundation Day of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 4 October 2026.
He said good governance is the invisible infrastructure that sustains investor confidence, and described Company Secretaries as Guardians of Governance and the nucleus of the trust architecture of Indian industry.
He said technology may transform the manner in which information is generated and decisions are supported, but integrity, accountability, transparency and responsibility remain human.
He named the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India as institutional pillars for building a Viksit Bharat.
The MSME Compliance Calendar 2027 was launched at the event, and the ICSI MSME and Start-up Catalyst programme and fee-waiver initiatives for young entrants were highlighted.
ICSI President C.S. Pawan Chandak, former Rajya Sabha member Dr. Sonal Mansingh and ICSI Secretary C.S. Asish Mohan were present.
In plain words
ICSI Institute of Company Secretaries of India — The statutory professional body that regulates and develops the profession of Company Secretaries in India.
ICMAI Institute of Cost Accountants of India — The statutory body for the cost and management accountancy profession in India.