Plz comment : ICAI regarding working hours of Articles

e-Sahaayataa Grievance Status : Resolved. Grievance Remark(s) : 13/06/2011 Dear Student, The Institute from time to time advises the all concerend to adhere to the Regulatioin 60 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 through an Announcement. One of such announcement was issued recently under the head: "Adherence to Regulation 60 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 and Directions of the Council in respect of �Working Hours� of articled assistants. - (11-01-2011)". If you come accross any such violation of Regulation 60 of the CA Regulations, you may write to the Institute with under your signature with relevant details/ documents so as to take appropriate corrective steps. In respect of your query regarding enhancement of stipend, we wish to inform you the following - We are a statutory body and work within the framework of law. The power to amend the CA Regulations is with the Central Government. Accordingly, the decision taken by the Council for revision of stipend has been referred to Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for its approval and same is receiving their consideration. Once the approval in principal is received, the draft notification will be published for public comments. Based on the public comments, the Council will again considers the matter and the decision taken in this regard will be forwarded again to Government for its approval. Once final approval received from the Government, necessary notification will be published in the Gazette of India for amendment of relevant regulation in the CA Regulations, 1988. Please note that �Revision of Stipend� will take effect from the date of publication of notification in the Gazette of India. Best wishes, Your Grievance Details Grievance No. 020201142826BH Activity BOS Region Board of Studies - Noida Name P SRIKANTH YADAV Memebership/Registration No. SRO0271200 Grievance Type Others Grievance Please find the attachment and read it first. It is fine that my views are noted. But what do you mean by no further issue in this matter will be entertained. When you are so negligent regarding the problems being faced by the students, it is our right to ask you for any number of times (if you are not responding) and it is your duty to answer. Not only in this issue (working hours of Article Trainees), the Institute generally seem to be not at all concerned about the students. For example, you have announced that the minimum stipend rates for Article Trainees are going to be doubled. But even after more than 7 months have been elapsed, you still say that the permission from the Central Government is pending. Whereas for increasing the Membership fees, you will not take much time.   Grievance Date 09/06/2011 Please click here if you want to reopen this grievance. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Presentation - How to make use of e-sahaayaata

SO If you come accross  violation of Regulation 60 (WORKING HOURS OF ARTICLE TRAINEES) of the CA Regulations, please write to the Institute with under your signature with relevant details.

I request the experts and Article Trinees to give their views.