Shri Abhay Vasant Arolkar, Bcom (Hons), LLB, ACS, FCA
Shri A.V.Arolkar completed his graduation in 1976. He completed his articleship training with M/s. Dalal, Desai & Kumana, Chartered Accountants in 1979. He was admitted as an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. His Membership No. being 32453. He commenced his practice as a proprietory concern, in the name and style of M/s. A.V.Arolkar & Co., on September 22, 1980. He was admitted as a Fellow Member of the Institute in August 1985.
He has lectured at graduation level and was Head of Department of Accountancy at Bhavan’s Hazarimal Somani College of Arts & Science and Jayramdas Patel College of Commerce and Economics before he resigned in June 1988. He has also been a visiting faculty member at Directorate of Distance Education, University of Mumbai. Presently he is a visiting faculty at Mumbai Education Trust’s Asian Management Development Centre and Vivekananda Education Society’s Institute of Management Studies and Research at post-graduation level. He has also delivered lectures at various forums such as Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Study Circles and others.
He was the co-opted member of Trade Laws and WTO Committee (2006-07) of the Central Council of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Further he was also co-opted as Member of the Editorial Committee of the Central Council of the ICAI, for the year 2002-2003. He has actively contributed to the convening of Mumbai Central C.A. Study Circle, which has the honour of publishing its own newsletter, the first of its kind issued by any C.A. Study Circle in the whole of India. He was formerly co-opted at various committees like the Board of Studies Committee of the Central Council, Library Committee and Study Circle Committee of the Western India Regional Council. He is a secretary of Navjivan commercial premises co-op society Ltd. (approximate 400 members).
He had also been very active in social field. He was Charter Member and President of Lions Club of Chowpatty and was also Chairman of various committees at District level. He was appointed Special Executive Officer by the Government of Maharashtra for the city of Greater Mumbai for the period 1 996- 99.
He has wide experience since 1980 in the field of Tax & Management consultancy as also audit of various trading, manufacturing, banks & finance, media and publicity firms as also trusts, societies and professionals like doctors, advocates etc.