GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Start Date
01/07/2026 - 11:00
End Date
30/09/2026 - 23:59
Time zone: IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
Created : 29/06/2026
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), in collaboration with MyGov, invites citizens across India to share their constructive suggestions and innovative ideas through the initiative "Have an Idea? Share it with ICAI".
This initiative provides a platform for citizens, professionals, students, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to contribute their valuable ideas for strengthening the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Chartered Accountancy profession, and India's financial and economic ecosystem.
Participants are encouraged to submit their suggestions on areas such as strengthening the Chartered Accountancy profession, promoting economic development, enhancing transparency and good governance, leveraging technology and innovation, improving financial literacy, supporting entrepreneurship, and contributing towards the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
The objective of this initiative is to encourage meaningful public participation and harness diverse perspectives to help build a stronger, more transparent, innovative, and future-ready Chartered Accountancy profession while contributing to an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable financial ecosystem for the nation.
Share your ideas today and become a partner in shaping the future of the Chartered Accountancy profession and India's journey towards Viksit Bharat @2047.
3 months ago
Live Verification & Curbing "Shell" UnitsDevice-Enforced On-Site Verification: Instead of allowing users to manually copy-paste GPS coordinates, require the final submission step to trigger an on-device HTML5 browser ping or a dedicated Udyam Mobile App selfie-and-location check. This ensures the physical factory or office genuinely exists at the stated location.Multi-Unit Geofenced Auditing: For enterprises claiming multiple production units under a single Udyam registration, enforce unique geo-tag boundaries for each individual plant layout. This prevents shell companies from creating paper-only branches to syphon off subsidized MSME credit or government procurement tenders
3 months ago
Implementation: Where & How to Capture GeolocationUDIN Generation Signature Logs: Integrate mandatory, browser-based HTML5 geolocation capture at the exact moment a Chartered Accountant generates a Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN). The portal will cryptographically log the coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) alongside the timestamp of the signature.IP-to-Geo Fraud Detection: Implement automated background IP-address tracking on the member portal. If a member's credentials are used to sign a document from an IP address in Mumbai, and 10 minutes later used to generate a UDIN from an IP address in Delhi, the system will instantly flag the account for potential credential sharing or unauthorized third-party access.Mobile App Check-Ins for Physical Stock Audits: For high-stakes assignments like physical inventory verification or statutory branch audits, integrate a "Geofenced Check-In" feature into the official ICAI mobile app.
3 months ago
Public-Facing Benefit: "Find a CA Near Me"Geographical Member Directory: On the public-facing side, allow members to opt-in to a verified, location-mapped member directory. Small businesses, startups, and citizens can use a localized map on the ICAI website to find practicing CAs or specialized firms in their immediate pincode or municipal zone
3 months ago
liminating "Ghost Signing": Geolocation logs effectively deter practitioners from lending their membership numbers or digital signatures to unverified third parties or accounting networks without physically reviewing the audit location or managing the assignment.Verifying Outstation Audit Claims: The system provides an automated safety check against impossible workloads (e.g., an individual practitioner claiming to have physically audited five geographically distant bank branches on the exact same business day).Supporting SA 600 Compliance: For group audits, principal auditors can utilize the ledger to verify that component auditors were physically present at the subsidiary locations, ensuring strict adherence to auditing standards.
3 months ago
Introduce Dynamic Unit Allotment for MSME/Cooperative AuditsPresumptive Exemption Buffers: Maintain a separate, minor automated buffer on the portal for low-risk, small units like rural primary agricultural credit societies.Inclusive Work Distribution: Keep basic bookkeeping validations straightforward to encourage young, newly qualified independent practitioners to pick up entry-tier audits without exhausting their regular corporate quotas
3 months ago
Establish an Audit Quality Maturity Model (AQMM) Dynamic CeilingPerformance-Linked Caps: Tie a firm's total allowable volume of audited units directly to its institutional grading under the Audit Quality Maturity Model (AQMM) framework.Quality Incentives: Permit firms maintaining strict high-tier digital infrastructure, automated documentation trails, and flawless peer review clean bills to unlock slightly higher systemic unit capacities
3 months ago
While the Chartered Accountants (Limit on Number of Tax Audits) Guidelines enforce a strict individual cap of 60 tax audits per partner per financial year via the Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) Portal, the system can be evolved from a simple numeric cap into a dynamic, tech-driven validation engine
3 months ago
To bridge the gap between secondary education and early career planning, ICAI should partner with state education boards to introduce career counseling sessions and elective financial skill modules for Class 9–12 students. Implementing a "Scan-and-Learn" QR code campaign across schools and public spaces featuring short, bite-sized videos in regional languages would promote widespread financial literacy, basic tax awareness, and digital fraud prevention. Additionally, organizing national student hackathons focused on AI, data analytics, and digital auditing will equip the next generation with modern industry skills, fostering early interest in accounting while building a financially resilient youth population across India.
3 months ago
Hello Team,
I wanted to share a thought that may differ from others. Every year, I pay a significant amount in income tax as a corporate employee, yet when I visit my hometown in Jharkhand, I see little improvement in basic infrastructure or public services. It makes me wonder how effectively our tax money is being utilized.
What if taxpayers could allocate a portion of their income tax to approved local development projects? A transparent committee could oversee initiatives like building roads, cleaning rivers and public spaces, improving sanitation, and other essential infrastructure. The allocated amount could be adjusted against the income tax we already pay.
This could increase transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in local development. If you think this is a worthwhile idea, I'd love to hear your thoughts. If you agree, please give it a like!
3 months ago
Idea: About a lamp with exastur in it
I was thinking of a lamp which has a exastur behind it which will solve the problem to place a lamp and a exastur in a room at two different places so we can use a led lamp and attach it with a simple and small exastur fan which will help to circulate Air in the room and will utilise a small quantity of space
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