29th Anniversary Celebration of ICAN
29th Anniversary Celebration of ICAN
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal celebrated its 29th anniversary on 2082 Magh 17 (corresponding to 31st January 2026), in the gracious presence of Finance Minister, Mr. Rameshwor Khanal as Chief Guest of the program. The program was chaired by CA Nil Bahadur Saru Magar, President, ICAN whereby Hon’ble Auditor General, Mr. Toyam Raya and Financial Comptroller General, Mr. Shobha Kanta Poudel addressed the program as Special Guest.
Glimpse of the opening session of the 29th Anniversary Celebration of ICAN
The program started with a welcome remark from the CA Bimal Dangol, Executive Director, whereby he welcomed guests and participants in the program and shared the major initiatives of ICAN during FY 2024/25 along with ongoing projects of ICAN.
CA Bimal Dangol delivering welcome remarks in the program
Following the welcome remarks, CA Nil Bahadur Saru Magar delivered a speech outlining the Council's strategic vision for the upcoming year. He placed significant emphasis on ICAN’s leadership in fostering economic development and job creation through the Global Accounting Initiative in Nepal (GAIN) Project and Campus Placement Project. Furthermore, he detailed the Institute's commitment to strategic collaboration, highlighted by various Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with key stakeholders including Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), the National Cooperative Regulatory Authority (NCRA), and Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO).
CA. Nil Bahadur Saru Magar President, delivering speech in the program
Link to access President’s message on the occasion of 29th Anniversary of ICAN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j7uKuKwPns
Addressing the program, Financial Comptroller General, Mr. Shobha Kanta Poudel congratulated ICAN on its 29th Anniversary and stressed on the role of professional accountants in strengthening Nepal’s financial services sector. He also emphasized collaborative relationship between ICAN and Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO), and significance of MoU signed between ICAN and FCGO.
Mr. Shobha Kanta Poudel, Financial Comptroller General addressing the program
Likewise, speaking in the program, Hon’ble Auditor General, Mr. Toyam Raya emphasized the necessity of ICAN’s robust regulatory oversight. He highlighted the critical role of auditing across both the public and private sectors, specifically advocating for the increased engagement of ICAN members by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in public sector audits. Furthermore, Mr. Raya stressed the importance of conducting performance audits and urged the integration of advanced information technology including Artificial Intelligence (AI) while maintaining stringent data security protocols within accounting and auditing practices.
Hon’ble Auditor General, Mr. Toyam Raya addressing the program
Addressing the program, Finance Minister Mr. Rameshwor Khanal, congratulated ICAN for its achievement over the period of 29 years and stressed on the role of professional accountants in strengthening the Nepal’s Public Financial Management (PFM) especially in areas of revenue reforms and effective taxation system development. In this context, he shared that Government is under consideration for induction of Chartered Accountants through creation of vacancy for CA in civil service. Besides, he praised ICAN’s initiatives in launching GAIN project and emphasized on development of large-scale accounting and audit firms in Nepal that are capable of delivering potential for exporting IT-enabled accounting services at international level services from Nepal.
Finance Minister Mr. Rameshwor Khanal addressing the program
During the celebration, Finance Minister Mr. Rameshwor Khanal unveiled the ICAN Annual Report for FY 2024 and Annual Report of Quality Assurance Board.
Link to access Annual Report of ICAN for FY 2024/25:
https://en.ican.org.np/_browsable/file/resouces/81_82.pdf
Glimpse of unveiling ceremony of ICAN Annual Report 2081/82
Besides, the Institute also distribute prizes to the winners of various games organized by ICAN and ICAN Employee Union during the celebration of ICAN 29th Anniversary. The list of staff receiving awards under various sports competitions are presented below:
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Sports Category |
Remarks |
Name of Winner Staffs |
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Inter-Staff Futsal Tournament |
Winner |
Pragya Aryal, Surendra Paudel, Krishana Ram Poudel, Phulmaya Gautam Khatri, Bhola Nath Ghimire, Sarita Ghimire, Nilam Joshi, Meena Kumari Budhathoki, Laxmi Ghimire, Jenish Prajapati, Pramod Joshi |
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Runner up |
Yangchen lama, Ashim Adhikari, Amrita Gurung, Anup Maharjan, Binu Thapa, Ganga Chaudhary Mukhiya, Rosan Acharya |
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Inter-Staff Badminton Tournament (Women’s Single) |
Runner up |
Aaditi Khanal |
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Inter-Staff Badminton Tournament (Men’s Signal) |
Winner |
Shiva Hari Nepal |
|
Runner up |
Ramesh Bohara |
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Inter-Staff Cultural Program |
Winner |
Nilam Joshi |
|
1st Runner Up |
Krishana Ram Poudel |
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2nd Runner Up |
Yub Raj Oli |
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Table Tennis (Women’s) |
Winner |
Binu Thapa |
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Runner Up |
Samita Dangol |
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Table Tennis (Men’s) |
Winner |
Krishna Ram Poudel |
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Runner Up |
Devraj Adhikari |
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Chess |
Winner |
Mahesh Chitrakar |
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Runner Up |
Omkar Shrestha |
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Cricket |
Winner |
Nilesh K.C., Chanarjit Sah, Surendra Paudel, Devraj Adhikari, Krishna Ram Poudel, Pawan Gupta, Karna Bag, Pramod Joshi, Kishor Parajuli |
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Umpires |
Table Tennis |
Anup Maharjan, Ram Kumar Nepal, Shiva Hari Nepal |
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Cricket |
Shiva Hari Nepal |
The Employee Union of the Institute also organized Inter-Regulator Friendly Futsal Tournament on 16th and 17th January 2026 during celebrations of 29th Anniversary of ICAN. Team from Inland Revenue Department were the Winners of the tournament whereby, Team of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal secured the Runners-up position in the tournament. In addition, the Employee Union of the Institute also provided Letter of Appreciation to Mr. Omkar Shrestha and Mr. Jenish Prajapati for their support in ICAN’s Information Technology and Photography related service respectively.
The program concluded with closing remarks of CA Ananda Raj Sharma Wagle, Vice-President, ICAN whereby he expressed his vote of thanks to the chief guest, special guests, guests, employees, journalists, and all participants and formally concluded the Institute’s Annual Anniversary Celebration program. Altogether, over 200 participants including members and stakeholders attended the program.
CA Ananda Raj Sharma Wagle, Vice-President, ICAN delivering closing remarks in the program
Glimpse of group photo of ICAN Past Presidents, Council Member with the Chief Guest and Special of the Program