OdishaPlus Bureau
The annual General Body and Executive Council Meeting of Indian Commerce Association (ICA) on Tuesday elected Pro-Vice-Chancellor, KIIT Deemed to be University Prof Sasmita Samanta as president of ICA for 2020-21.
The office-bearers of the ICA were elected at the end of the 72nd All India Commerce Conference 2019 (AICC) held at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University.
More than 2000 delegates from all over India and five other countries joined the three-day conference from December 22 to December 24.
An international seminar on ‘Global Business: Emerging Issues and Challenges’ was also held, besides four Technical Sessions on Skill India and Employment: Roadmap Ahead, Resurgence of Deprived Society: Reinvention and Resilience, Social Media: Interface between Policy Maker and Common Man, and Nonperforming Assets: Diagnosis and Management. Many eminent professors, research scholars, students from India and abroad participated in deliberation of the seminar and technical sessions.
Besides, best academic of the year, Sahamuddin Memorial Research Scholar and Manu Bhai M Saha Research Gold Medal were presented to distinguished research scholars.
Founder, KIIT & KISS said Chief guest Achyuta Samanta complimented the office bearers, members of ICA and delegates for their support to make the event a grand success. “It is a pride for KIIT as well as Odisha to host such kind of prestigious event,” he said.
Sasmita Samanta appreciated the effort of young researchers who joined and participated in the conference and complimented the members of ICA for electing her the president of ICA. Efforts will be made to popularise ICA worldwide, she added.
Outgoing ICA president Prof H. Venkateshwarlu, Prof. Manas Pandey from Dept. of Business Economics FMS, VBS Purvanchal University, UP & Executive Vice President, ICA; Prof. Narender Kumar from Dept of Commerce MD University Rohtak & Secretary; Prof. Pushpendra Misra DSMNR University of Lucknow UP & Joint Secretary, Prof Nawal Kishor School of Management Studies IGNOU New Delhi & Managing Editor IJL and Prof JK Parida Director QAC KIIT and Organising Secretary were present on the occasion.