Dear Friends,
ICSI
Election for Central Council and Regional Council will be held on 12th & 13th December 2014. However whenever
I asked my friends that to who they are going to support, I got following
replies;
“Bhai Pta hi nai yeh Central Council Kya hai or Regional Council
Kya hai…..
“Pta nai bhai koon koon contestant hai_____ kisi ko bhi vote de
denge…….
Even
I was confused because we all will cast our vote first time in upcoming
election scheduled to be held on 12th & 13th December
2014.
Approximately10,000/-
new members has added since 2010 in institutes member's register and these
10,000 members will cast their vote first time in this upcoming election.
I
am sharing whatever I have learned after reading Company Secretaries Act, 180
and Rules, Regulation made thereunder. Hope this will be beneficial to you;
CENTRAL COUNCIL
WHAT IS CENTRAL COUNCIL?
Institute of
‘Company Secretaries of India’ (ICSI) is artificial judicial person like a
Company and just like Companies need directors to manage its affairs and
discharge its functions, Central Council is a committee of members, constituted
in accordance with the provisions of section 9 of the CS Act 1980.
HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE
THERE IN CENTRAL COUNCIL?
It have total Twenty
(20) members, consisting Fifteen (15) elected members and Five (5) government
nominated members.
ELECTION FOR CENTRAL
COUNCIL
The tenure of
council is four (4) years from the dare of its first meeting. After this period
elections are called. However the former council remains continue until a new
council is constituted. A member of the former council is eligible for lection
but no member can hold office for more than two consecutive terms. Moreover a
member who has been elected as president is not eligible for re-election.
The Last Council
was constituted in Year 2010 whose term is expired therefore the next elections
are being held on 11-12 December 2014
FUNCTIONS OF CENTRAL
COUNCIL
The Institute
functions under the overall control, guidance and supervision of the Council
and the duty of carrying out the provisions of Company Secretaries Act are
vested in the Council.
In particular the duties of the Council are
as below—
(a) to approve academic
courses and their contents;
(b) the prescribing of
fees for the examination of candidates for enrolment;
(c) the prescribing of
qualifications for entry in the Register;
(d) the recognition of
foreign qualifications and training for purposes of enrolment;
(e) the prescribing of
guidelines for granting or refusal of certificates of practice under this Act;
(f)
the
levy of fees from members, examinees and other persons;
(g)
the
regulation and maintenance of the status and standard of professional
qualifications of members of the Institute;
(h)
the
carrying out, by granting financial assistance to persons other than members of
the Council or in any other manner, of research in such matters of interest to
Company Secretaries as may be prescribed;
(i)
to
enable functioning of the Director (Discipline), the Board of Discipline, the
Disciplinary Committee and the Appellate Authority constituted under the
provisions of this Act;
(j)
to
enable functioning of the Quality Review Board;
(k)
consideration
of the recommendations of the Quality Review Board made under Clause (a) of
section 29B and details of action taken thereon in its annual report; and
(l)
to
ensure the functioning of the Institute in accordance with the provisions of
this Act and in performance of other statutory duties as may be entrusted to
the Institute from time to time.
NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO BE
ELECTED FOR CENTRAL COUNCIL
Name of Constituency
|
No of members to be elected
|
No. Contesting Candidates
|
Eastern
India Regional Council
|
2
|
5
|
Northern India Regional Council
|
5
|
17
|
Southern India Regional Council
|
3
|
8
|
Western
India Regional Council
|
5
|
12
|
Total
|
15
|
42
|
REGIONAL COUNCIL
WHAT IS REGIONAL COUNCIL?
To advise and
assist in discharging the functions of Central Councils Regional councils are
constituted. The tenure of regional council is four (4) years from the dare of
its constitution . After this period elections are called . The Last regional
Council was constituted in Year 2010 whose term is expired therefore the next
elections are being held on 11-12 December 2014
FUNCTIONS OF REGIONAL COUNCIL
The Regional
Councils advise and assist the Central Council in discharging the functions of
Central Councils. In particular a Regional Council may—
(a)
provide
facilities for the members and students of the Institute in its region for
regular meetings, talks and lectures and for the acquisition and dissemination
of useful information and updating of professional knowledge on subjects of
interest to the profession of Company Secretaries;
(b)
advise
the Council on all matters referred to it by the Council and offer such other
help as may be required.
(c)
make
representations to the Council in connection with matter of professional and
business interest and offer suggestions for raising the standard and status of
the profession;
(d)
propagate among the members the advisability
of and the necessity for observing the rules of professional conduct, etiquette
and the provisions of the Act and these regulations;
(e)
arrange,
if desired by the Council, for coaching, for candidates for the examinations of the Institute and charge such fees as may be directed by the
Council;
(f)
organize
study circles, refresher courses, symposia, seminars, regional conferences and
other professional development programmes for the benefit of the members and
students of the Institute and others and charge from them such fees as it deems
necessary;
(g)
constitute a permanent Research Sub-committee
for carrying out research work and for giving guidance in and encouragement for
research by members in various fields of interest to the profession;
(h)
organize
a student facilities committee for the benefit of the registered students
preparing for the Institute’s examination;
(i)
take steps for formation of Chapters in the
region in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Council from time to time
and to supervise their activities; and
(j)
carry out such other functions as may be
entrusted to it from time to time by the Council.
HOW MANY REGIONAL
COUNCILS ARE THERE?
There are
four regional councils, each regional councils is responsible for regional constituencies falling under its region. From each
regional councils have minimum six and maximum 12 members.
Name of Regional Councils
|
Regional Constituencies
|
No of members to be elected
|
No. Contesting Candidates
|
Eastern
India Regional Council
|
Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, -Mizoram, Nagaland,
Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal;
(One seat
reserved for West Bengal & Odhisa)
|
6
|
8
|
Northern India
Regional Council
|
Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh
Chandigarh and Delhi.
(One Seat
reserved for Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and
Chandigarh)
|
12
|
39
|
Southern India Regional Council
|
Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territories of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry;
(One Seat
reserved for Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu)
|
7
|
12
|
Western
India Regional Council
|
Chattisgarh, Goa,
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
(One seat
reserved for Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra)
|
11
|
18
|
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE?
A member, whose name is borne on
the Register on the 1st day of April of the financial year in which
the election to the Council is to take place, shall be eligible to vote
in the election from the regional constituency within whose
territorial jurisdiction his professional address falls on 1st April
2014.
KASHIF ALI
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Kindly note that I am not associated with any
contesting member whatsoever in nature and not writing this mail to seeking
your support to any contesting member. The entire content of this mail is based
on my working and research. The entire contents of
this document have been developed on the basis information available on
institute website . Though we have made upmost efforts to provide authentic
information, however we do not undertake any liability in any way whatsoever,
to any person in respect of anything arising by reliance upon the content of
this.This mail is for members who will cast their vote first time in 2014,.
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