The document outlines strategies to enhance the role of company secretaries as governance professionals, emphasizing skill development, integration with industry and academia, and improved training practices. It proposes initiatives for student involvement, member integration with regulatory bodies, and establishing standards for corporate governance. Additionally, the document calls for community engagement and technological upgrades to strengthen the institute's infrastructure and image.

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3. ‘Wheel of Vision’
To elevate the brand image of Company secretaries
as good governance professionals
To enrich the prestige of the Institute in Corporates
and Governing Bodies/Authorities
To enhance the opportunities to both Company
Secretaries in Practice and employment
To ensure that the skills and abilities of Student
Company Secretaries are enhanced to higher
levels for taking up new and challenging tasks.
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4. Stakeholders
Regulators
Institute
Students
Members
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5. Students
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Inspiration
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Competence
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Skill Set
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International
Exposure
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6. Inspiration
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- Creation of more opportunities
- Exposure to top level B-schools
- Direct admission to M.phil and P.hD in
more universities
-Involving students in communal works
-Continuous interaction with statutory,
regulatory authorities and business
leaders
-Imparting life skills
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7. Competence
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- Review of syllabus to suit the business need
- More practical learning approach
- Imparting best in class training
- Introduction of virtual classes at the same time
creating noble Guru’s concept with experienced
faculty
- Introduction of state of art facilities
- Vigorous training for compliance as well as
business management aspects

8. Skill Set
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- Introduction of personal grooming manual
- Introduction of concept of “presenting on self”
- Making soft skills a key need
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication & Leadership skills
- Importing business etiquettes as part of the
training
- Ethical values & values driven leadership
- Strategic tie-up with technical courses
- e-learning

9. International Exposure
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- Including the syllabus relating to international
commerce , law, trade and management
- Collaborate with international universities in
respect of legal and management and
leadership curriculum
- Internship at foreign universitiesforeign
companiesforeign law firms

10. Students
Members
Stakeholders
Regulators
Institute
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11. Members
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Integration
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Capacity
building
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Scope
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Indemnity
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12. Integration
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- Integration of members with
- universities,
- professional bodies,
- regulatory authorities and
- Industrial associations
- Conducting programmes to integrating with
mind, body and soul

13. Capacity building
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- More focused courses on various other
subjects
- Introduction of real time and Practical
oriented training programs
- Specialized services or segment wise services
- Leadership and management skills- Tie-up
with reputed B Schools

14. Scope
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- Value based services to the industries
- Specialized portal for job vacancies
- Empanelment with major corporate for
campus interviews at all chapters
- More recognition from law

15. Indemnity
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- Insertion of indemnity clause for professionals
- Group professional liability insurance as part of CSBF wing
- Panel of members to represent before the NFRA and other
statutory authorities in case of prosecutions or enquiries at
Delhi/Mumbai level to save costs of institute members
- Arrangements with insurance companies for compensation
schemes

16. Institute
Students
Members
Stakeholders
Regulators
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17. Stakeholders
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Integrity
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Credibility
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Secrecy
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Innovation
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18. Integrity
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- Stepping into the shoes of the management
- Understanding the business perspective
- Introduction of business secrecy clauses in the
code of conduct
- Introduction of corporate grievance cell for
misbehavior and misconduct of members

19. Credibility
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- Panel of advisers for corporate services at
head quarters level like SEBI giving opinions
- Disciplinary committee cell at regional levels
to save costs in case of enquiries
- Providing not only legal solution but also
Business solution
- More peer review actions

20. Secrecy
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- More refining code of conduct to maintain
the secrecy on business and confidential
issues
- Developing a corporate whistle-blower policy

21. Innovation
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• Developing new services by members to the
industry
• New approaches and ways to cherish the stake
holders

22. Stakeholder
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Regulators
Institute
Students
Members
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23. Regulators
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Investor
protection
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Corporate
Governance
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Standards
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Information &
Compliance
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24. Investor protection
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- Creating a panel by CS members for small
share holding directors
- Investor protection cell for providing services
- Establishing investor incubators
- Panel of members to represent before the
authorities in case of prosecutions or
enquiries to save cost

25. Corporate Governance
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- CS members co-operative societies apart from
CSBF
- Establishing Corporate governance excellence
centers for professionals
- Creation of corporate governance coordination
committee with other statutory and regulatory
authorities
- Creating a pool of resourcing persons who are
specialized in corporate governance and utilising
their services

26. Standards
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- Integration with all applicable corporate laws
- Introduction of standards in other corporate laws
viz., corporate laws and FEMA
- Introduction of best secretarial standards awards
- Provide inputs and work closely on the labour law
reforms, GST, Direct Tax etc
- CSR standards
- Creation of standard board at chapter level also

27. Information & Compliance
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- Constitution of advisory committees for central
government and state government in formulating
laws, amendments, rules and regulations for
good governance
- Joint courses and new certification courses with
other professional bodies like CMA, National
Institute of law etc. For specialized papers at
professional level
- Devising a system for information and companies
in a true and fair view manner

28. stakeholder
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Regulators
Institute
Students
members
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29. Institute
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Image
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Community
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Supreme
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Infrastructure
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30. Image
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- Establishment of centers for professional
excellence at metropolitan cities
- Strategic branding initiatives
- Best use of media and social media
- Creating a empanelment of speakers to
depute to the universities, professional bodies
and regulatory authorities
- Creating a panel speakers for appearance in
the TV shows

31. Community
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- Focus on community involvement
- Involving in the national building activities and
government initiatives from time to time
- Creating funds for CSR activities of ICSI
- To act as implementing agency for the CSR
activities of the corporate

32. Supreme
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- Increasing the number of satellite chapters and study
centers at rural level after identification industrial
corridors
- Professional support cell
- Grooming members for occupying the position of law
makers
- Encouraging the members to occupy the positions in
judicial system like supreme court, high court , NCLT
and NFRA
- Identifying the CS qualified who are at statutory,
regulatory and judicial levels encouraging them to get
membership

33. Infrastructure
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- Technology Up gradation
- Provide the best of infrastructure facilities in all
parts of ICSI with Wi-Fi to meet technological
requirements
- Study rooms at all chapters
- Enhance usage of technology for professional
development programmes (Webcast, Podcost etc)
- Decentralized student and membership service
cell at all chapters

34. Appeal
Let’s build on this strong CS foundation
together and strive for achieving excellence. In
this direction , put forth the right persons who
could deliver us the results to reality in true
letter and spirit.
Coming together is a beginning;
Keeping together is progress;
Working together is success.
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35. Our Belief
“Effective leadership is not about making
speeches or being liked; leadership is defined
by results not attributes”.
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36. Your views and suggestions …………………..
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