India, July 4 -- Union Minister for Power, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar, has said that formal House sessions must be conducted in municipal corporations across the country, following the model of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha proceedings, to promote greater accountability and transparency in urban governance.

The minister was speaking at the National Conference of Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies in Manesar on Friday. He said urban local bodies should function as democratic institutions with structured legislative processes, chaired by an elected head, just like state assemblies and Parliament.

The two-day conference saw policymakers, urban planners, and local body representatives from across the country deliberate on ...