Dear Professional Colleagues,

Greetings from the bottom of my heart….!!!

It’s been matter of pride for me to being as the youngest Chairman in the history of Jodhpur Branch. For this I extend my heartfelt gratitude towards my Senior Members, young fellow members, and students to keep on moving in this journey on the road of excellence to reach pinnacle of success and who have supported me throughout this journey. I also would like to thanks my Managing Committee members who shown their belief and trust in my potential. The responsibility and accountability endowed on me of this prestigious Institute, I will serve it with due care of diligence and will strive to work with full dedication, determination, and passion.

I am also thankful and grateful to my immediate past chairman CA Dhaval Kothari for their visionary leadership which takes branch to a step ahead with his innovative ideas, and I also get so much of learning by working with whole team as executive member of committee, pledge to continue the same legacy and we try to break our own records in terms of working in the branch in my tenure.

We going to celebrating the commencement of 75^th year of the ICAI’s presence that too at the time when India is celebrating “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” observing 75 years of India’s Independence. This is the time to celebrate our magnificent journey as deputies of public interest and catalysing economic development of the country.

Being chairman all are expecting a much higher benchmark to be set in upcoming year which create a mark of legacy for upcoming leaders of branch. To move forward I will strive hard to enhance the image of CA profession as a brand by projecting effectively CA’s as a globally trusted leader in the field of Auditing and Accounting by organizing various seminars and conferences with a wonderfully dynamic and expert group of people around me. We also engage various stakeholders for discussing economic and financial development and growth of country.

Coming to the thought of conducting various events, we are supposed to do lots of working for members as well as students, for this we are in planning to have various Industrial Visit, Educational tours, Carnival, Mock tests for Pre preparations of Exams, various activities launch by BOS, Seminars on Burning issues, motivational felicitation of newly qualified Chartered Accountants , Mock Interviews before Campus Placements program, sports activities for recreation, launching training programs like OC, ITT, Advance ITT and MCS, Career Counselling Programs, National Talent Hunt Programs and Conferences at Regional and National Levels etc. for students.

Also, for the members of branch, we continuously put efforts to provide various platforms through which they enhance their knowledge, skills and expertise in all assignments bestowed through law like Bank Audits, Tax Audits, Workshops on Union Budget, Peer Review trainings, using Artificial intelligence in his daily work culture, various training programs relating to digital upgradations of Technologies etc.

As we rejoicing the Women’s Day on 8^th of March, let us work for empowering Women both socially and professionally, and connect their power for the development of society, profession, and humanity. Also, on the juncture of Holi, I convey my best wishes to you and your families. May this festival of colours be a forerunner of armistice, progress, and synchronization.

I am pleased to inform that in a recent development with consistent efforts ISCA, Singapore has recognized ICAI qualification as one of the professional qualifications for associate membership of ISCA, another testimony of increasing brand equity of the profession globally. The recognition will be beneficial for all those members who are residing in Singapore and having six months of local work experience in Singapore.

Together one mind, one heart, one soul, one small step at a time, we can make some difference towards a better world, a brighter tomorrow. With this concluding note I request to my all torchbearers, seniors, and my own young team to give constant support and active participation during my journey as Chairman so I can discharge my duties with full energy and experience which helps branch to move closer to becoming the India’s best leading branch. I Commit to progressive development of branch and its members, along with my Team CA Pooja Dhoot as Vice-Chairperson, CA Raj Bothra as Secretary , CA Hemant Lohiya as Treasurer, CA Mukesh Vyas as CICASA Chaiman, CA Pankaj Rathi and CA Dhaval Kothari and will write a new chapter to be remembered for a long time in the history of jodhpur branch.

With Best wishes to all and regards.

Jai Hind, Jai ICAI.

CA. Abhishek Soni

(Chairman 2023-2024)