Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s ‘
Digital India’
campaign is altering the dynamics of every sector of importance in the
country. India’s online infrastructure has for long been more or less
ancient in its approach, relying primarily on paperwork for the various
procedures and communications. Swift and automated modus operandi,
cutting across boundaries at the click of a mouse, seemed a distant
dream until Modi stepped in. And how.
Today, even rural India is getting connected through high-speed internet networks, something unimaginable till only recently…
Because ‘Finance’ as a sector predominates the others, chartered
accountancy becomes a critical cog in the
wheel, and it most needs a
complete overhaul in its operations, interactions, and connectivity.
It’s getting there. The only question is: Is it happening fast enough?
As a breed, Chartered Accountancy, and a few good men associated with
it, is gunning for a shift in temperament – digital transformation…
ICAI, a critical pedestal for all existing and aspiring CAs in the
country, duly recognizes the missing digital angle from their world and
its current impact on their growth. ICAI progressively envisions a
different future for the CA community and is working towards imparting
technical skills to the CAs. It is to groom them better from the
outside, yet not losing touch with their original foundation of valuable
knowledge and experience.
Some in ICAI have emerged upholding the cause as candidates of CA
election. ICAI Election 2015 surely holds much promise in its womb for
the CA Division.
The Chartered accountant father-son duo of Durga Das Agrawal and
Shashank Agrawal, stakeholders in the digital transformation drive, has
views, too. In fact, the son, Shashank, pointed out the lack of
technological upgradation, directly co-relating it to the major gap for
low salaries and promotions. In tackling the issue, Mr Agarwal has
launched two crucial, informative, and effective
websites- www.cacircle.com and www.spotclass.com, to make life easier
for all the stakeholders.
He pointed out: “Our objective is to help students and fresher’s to
critically understand the subject matter with CA Circle and enable our
respected colleagues and juniors to rise higher in the profession
following the guidelines imparted with Spotclass. These are guide books,
if you will, aimed at enhancing the scope and knowledge of improved
performance.”… We will need more of such programmes and mindsets to give
birth to an ‘all-encompassing system.
A battery of professionals, with their exceptional insights, carries
promising candidatures in the Central Council Election, 2015. Can the
Delhi elections of 2015 turn out to be the real game changer for all?
Only time can tell.