ICAI signs agreement with J-K government to promote commerce education

NEW DELHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has signed an agreement with the directorate of school education, Kashmir (DSEK), for promoting commerce education among students of the Union Territory, said an official statement on Monday.

The agreement has been signed for a period of five years during the outreach meeting held with principals of Kashmir valley, it added. The MoU has been signed for promoting commerce education amongst government and government-aided secondary and higher secondary, senior secondary school students, officials said.

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"The commerce education plays an utmost important role in the inclusive growth of industry and the whole economy. With Kashmir having a rich pool of talent, the young students need to be nurtured in the proper way so that the young generation of today shall be able to contribute to the nation and society through its knowledge and skills," it said.

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The ICAI had announced a 75 percent course fee waiver for all levels of CA courses for students from the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and for the North-Eastern States.