Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(Department of Commerce)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi 110 011
Circular No. 23 /2009-2014
Dated the 9th February, 2010
To
All Regional authorities
Subject: Confirming membership of Chartered accountants with the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has informed that with a view to
strengthening the process of certification being issued by chartered
accountants, they have hosted a link http://220.227.161.82/locm.asp on ICAI
website, to enable anyone to seek confirmation to the effect that certificate
received by him has been issued by a member of the Institute holding full time
Certificate of Practice (i.e. a member authorized to issue such a certificate).
This will ensure that none of the authorities act on the certificates issued
either by non members or members not holding Certificate of Practice.
All RAs to make use of the above facility to confirm about the membership of the
chartered accountants.
This issues with the approval of competent authority.
Sd/-
(Rajiv Arora)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
(Issued from File No. 01/93/180/66/AM-10/PC-2(B)