Inauguration of the newly constructed CMA Bhawan of the Kottayam Chapter by CMA Chittaranjan Chattopadhyay, President, ICMAI, on 24 October 2026.

CMA Chittaranjan Chattopadhyay, President along with CMA Manoj Kumar Anand, Vice President, ICMAI, called on Ms. Shalini Pandit, IAS, Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, on 27 October 2026 at New Delhi and presented the Institute’s publication, “INSCOST – Cost Management, Cost Governance, Cost Disclosure and Cost Assurance Framework for the Indian Insurance Sector”.

The valedictory session of the CAT Course (under DGR) batches was conducted virtually on 9 October 2026, with Lt Col Neeraj Kumar, Joint Director, DRZ (South), addressing candidates at the ICMAI Coimbatore , Nashik, Tiruchirapalli & Trivandrum Chapters and ICMAI-SIRC, Chennai in presence of MC Members of these chapters.

CMA Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak, Former President, ICMAI, addressed candidates of the CAT Course (under DGR) for Armed Forces personnel at Bhubaneswar & Ranchi on 9 October 2026, in the presence of MC Members of the ICMAI Bhubaneswar Chapter. Candidates and MC Members of the ICMAI Ranchi Chapter, along with Lt Col M. K. Khati, Joint Director, DRZ (East), joined the session virtually.

CMA Chittaranjan Chattopadhyay, President, ICMAI, addressed candidates of the CAT Course (under DGR) for Armed Forces personnel in Dehradun on 14 October 2026, in the presence of MC Members of the ICMAI Dehradun Chapter and other guests.

CMA Chittaranjan Chattopadhyay, President, along with CMA Rajendra Singh Bhati, Council Member, ICMAI and CMA Parvathy Venkatesh, Member, SAFA Women Leadership Committee attended the Meeting of Top Leaders in Accountancy 2026 hosted by CA Sri Lanka on 10 October 2026 at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

CMA Chittaranjan Chattopadhyay, President, along with CMA Rajendra Singh Bhati and CMA (Dr.) Ashish P. Thatte, Council Members, ICMAI  attended the 94th SAFA Board meeting held on 11 October, 2026 at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

CMA Manoj Kumar Anand, Vice President, ICMAI, called on CMA Singh Veer Pratap, ICoAS, Principal Adviser (Cost), Ministry of Defence, on 16 October 2026 at New Delhi to discuss matters relating to the CMA profession.

CMA Manoj Kumar Anand, Vice President, ICMAI, called on CMA Ghanashyam Sahu, ICoAS, Principal Adviser (Cost), Ministry of Defence, on 16 October 2026 in New Delhi to discuss matters relating to the CMA profession.

Dear Members, The Internal Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) of the Institute invites members to submit their valuable comments and suggestions on the proposed “Guidance Note on Internal Audit of the Power Sector”. Last date for submission: 25th October 2026 Submit your comments: [ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…  ] View Exposure Draft: [drive.google.com/file/d/1kRt…] Your valuable inputs will help strengthen the Guidance Note. CMA Avijit Goswami Council Member & Chairman, Internal Audit and Assurance Standards Board. IAASB Secretariat Email ID: [email protected]

CMA Chittaranjan Chattopadhyay, President along with CMA Manoj Kumar Anand, Vice President, ICMAI, called on Mrs. Mugdha Sinha, IAS, Managing Director, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) on 13 October 2026 at New Delhi.

CMA Manoj Kumar Anand, Vice President, ICMAI, along with CMA Raj Kumar Malhotra, Former ED (Finance), PFC Ltd., called on Shri Harsh Malhotra, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Road Transport & Highways on 13 October 2026 at New Delhi.

Dear Members, Greetings from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI). The AI Strategy & Innovation Board, ICMAI invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from Members and other eligible professionals having relevant expertise and practical experience in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, emerging technologies and their business and professional applications for empanelment as Resource Persons. Empanelled Resource Persons may be associated with AI training programmes, courses, workshops, webinars and other capacity-building initiatives of the Institute for CMA professionals, students and other stakeholders. Interested professionals may submit their details and relevant experience through the following Google Form: Google Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… The information submitted will be considered for empanelment of suitable Resource Persons for AI-related initiatives of the Institute. The interested members may fill the google form latest by October 20, 2026. For any query or clarification, please contact at Mob: 9999957757 With warm regards, CMA Harshad Shamkant Deshpande Chairman AI Strategy & Innovation Board The Institute of Cost Accountants of India

CMA Chittaranjan Chattopadhyay, President along with CMA Manoj Kumar Anand, Vice President and CMA (Dr.) D.P. Nandy, Secretary (Officiating), ICMAI, called on CMA Lokesh Kumar Aggarwal, Director (Finance) & CFO, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) on 8 October 2026 at New Delhi.