Mumbai, June 24 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, called for strengthening financial oversight through Technology, Training and People-Centric Governance.

Underscoring the importance of financial discipline in ensuring greater transparency, accountability and efficiency in public spending, Birla said that governance must remain focused on the needs of the people, ensuring that financial oversight mechanisms are not only effective but also inclusive and responsive to citizen concerns.

"Efficiency, transparency and financial discipline should the mantra in public expenditure," he added. These remarks were made by Birla during the inauguration of the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of Estimates Committees of Parliament and State /...