New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- A national workshop on strengthening financial management in Urban Local Governments (ULGs) through the National Municipal Accounts Manual (NMAM) 2.0 was held in the capital on Thursday, bringing together policymakers, auditors, financial experts and urban governance practitioners, as per a press release.

The workshop, organised by the International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL) of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in collaboration with Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (JCCD), marked the beginning of a major push to update municipal financial systems across the country.

Presiding over the event, CAG of India K Sanjay Murthy stressed the critical role of cities in the n...