- Interested candidates can register for the course through a dedicated platform — lba.icaiarf.org.in — with registration open throughout the year.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) today launched a Certificate Courses for Accountants of Panchayats and Municipal Bodies course in partnership with the office of Comptroller and Auditor General (O/o C&AG).
Interested candidates can register for the course through a dedicated platform — lba.icaiarf.org.in — with registration open throughout the year. The mode of learning is online which provides flexibility, allowing participants to attend sessions from anywhere, at any time.
In all, 4 online courses have been launched by ICAI:
- – Certificate Course for Accountants of Panchayats (Level 1 for Gram Panchayats and Level 2 for Zilla & Block Panchayats); and
- – Certificate Course for Accountants of Municipal Bodies (Level 1 for Town Panchayats and Level 2 for Municipal Corporations & Municipalities).
However, candidates can enroll in only one course at a time. These courses are open to students of all streams, who have cleared class 12, aged 18 and above, at a fee of Rs 590.
To ensure accessibility to a diverse audience, the courses are available in 10 languages, including Hindi, English, Marathi, Tamil, Odiya, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, and Telugu. Examinations are conducted offline.
These courses are being organised by the Board for Local Bodies Accountants Certification (BLoAC) established under the aegis of the ICAI Accounting Research Foundation (ICAI ARF). The Committee on Public and Government Financial Management (CPGFM) of ICAI contributes to the development of course study material.
The list of qualified candidates will be made available in the public domain so that these candidates can be engaged in the preparation of accounts by panchayats and municipal bodies, facilitating timely preparation of accounts and ensure timely audits, as mandated by the recommendations of the XVth Finance Commission.
