The lawyers have it, the doctors and nurses have it and now it seems to be the turn of the chartered accountants (CAs)! A propah ‘dress code’ for CAs is on the anvil. The institute of chartered accountants of India (ICAI) has proposed a dress code for its members — the CAs, at its latest council meeting held in Delhi.
The council has also proposed changes in the chartered accountancy course.
Speaking to this newspaper on the dress code proposal, a top ICAI official said, "The modalities of the dress code, will be worked out." He said that the dress code will be optional to the members, to begin with. Later, based on the reaction from the members, that is the CAs, the institute will consider whether to abandon it, keep it optional or make it mandatory at a later date.
The ICAI official said that the idea is that ‘ICAI, should have a dress code for its members, whenever they are representing the profession, at any forum, for example at a tribunal or any kind of business meeting’.
On the reason behind the move, the ICAI official said that it is for the same reason, as other professions, which have a dress code...that is primarily to uphold the dignity of the profession and to render a particular kind of decorum, which emanates from a designated dress code.
According to ICAI officials, while deciding on the dress code, the institute will mainly keep two factors in mind — the climate of the country and the affordability of the fabric. The climatic conditions and diversity will be kept in mind, while deciding a dress code. Also it should be economical too, said officials.
As far as the proposed changes in the chartered accountancy course is concerned, according to ICAI, it has been done with a view to meet the challenges posed by information revolution, economic reforms and globalisation combined with international developments.Mr N.D. Gupta, ex-president of ICAI and a practising chartered accountant, when asked about his opinion on the subject of a dress code said that it will be a welcome move as it will increase the ‘sense of responsibility’ among the CAs.
The council has also proposed changes in the chartered accountancy course.
Speaking to this newspaper on the dress code proposal, a top ICAI official said, "The modalities of the dress code, will be worked out." He said that the dress code will be optional to the members, to begin with. Later, based on the reaction from the members, that is the CAs, the institute will consider whether to abandon it, keep it optional or make it mandatory at a later date.
The ICAI official said that the idea is that ‘ICAI, should have a dress code for its members, whenever they are representing the profession, at any forum, for example at a tribunal or any kind of business meeting’.
On the reason behind the move, the ICAI official said that it is for the same reason, as other professions, which have a dress code...that is primarily to uphold the dignity of the profession and to render a particular kind of decorum, which emanates from a designated dress code.
According to ICAI officials, while deciding on the dress code, the institute will mainly keep two factors in mind — the climate of the country and the affordability of the fabric. The climatic conditions and diversity will be kept in mind, while deciding a dress code. Also it should be economical too, said officials.
As far as the proposed changes in the chartered accountancy course is concerned, according to ICAI, it has been done with a view to meet the challenges posed by information revolution, economic reforms and globalisation combined with international developments.Mr N.D. Gupta, ex-president of ICAI and a practising chartered accountant, when asked about his opinion on the subject of a dress code said that it will be a welcome move as it will increase the ‘sense of responsibility’ among the CAs.