ICSI 58th Foundation Day: VP launches MSME Compliance Calendar 2027
Why in the news
On 4 October 2026, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan spoke at the 58th Foundation Day of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and released the MSME Compliance Calendar 2027.
Key facts
- Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- Launch: MSME Compliance Calendar 2027.
- Guardians of Governance: the Vice-President’s description of Company Secretaries, calling them part of the country’s corporate trust system.
- He called good governance an invisible infrastructure that keeps investors confident.
- He named ICSI, ICAI and ICMAI as key institutional pillars for Viksit Bharat @2047.
- He said technology is changing how decisions are made, but integrity, accountability, transparency and responsibility stay human qualities.
- He praised ICSI’s MSME and Start-up Catalyst programme, fee waivers for students, and its donations to the National Defence Fund (Shaheed Ki Beti initiative) and the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.
- His central message: institutes, MSMEs and start-ups will drive the journey to Viksit Bharat.
About ICSI
- Statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
- Has worked for close to six decades to promote transparent and ethical corporate governance.
- President: CS Pawan Chandak; Secretary: CS Asish Mohan.
Exam angle
- Note the three professional bodies: ICSI (company secretaries), ICAI (chartered accountants), ICMAI (cost accountants).
- The MSME Compliance Calendar 2027 was launched at the 58th Foundation Day.
- Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi was the venue.