NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Good Governance, Development and Human Rights 2.53 The National Human Rights Commission is also paying heed to the governance issues in the country in regard to human rights and development. In the wake of digitalization, development and minimum government, NHRC puts its effort to provide a forum for discussing different issues relating to good governance process, identify its challenges and thus initiated the process of formulating a roadmap towards achieving the goal of good governance among different stakeholders. 2.54 Considering these issues, NHRC organized regional workshops on ‘Good Governance, Development and Human Rights’ in Shillong on 3-4 November 2016 in collaboration with the Government of Meghalaya, with participating States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Assam, and in Bengaluru in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka on 20-21 December 2016 with the participating States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 2.55 Both these workshops were chaired by Justice Shri H. L. Dattu, Chairperson, NHRC. The participants of the workshops were Senior Government Officers such as DGs/IGs, DMs, SDMs, SSPs, Senior State Officers, Welfare Officers, Labour Officers, SHRC and representatives from NGOs/Civil Society Organizations, Academicians and Research Scholars from Universities and Block/Panchayat Officers. 2.56 The objective of the workshops was to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders about the importance of good governance in relation to human rights and development. The workshops provided a platform to discuss effective examples of governance practices that have had an impact on the promotion of human rights and to draw lessons from them with focus on essential elements of good governance, including promotion of rule of law, strengthening services delivery and government institutions, participation and combating corruption in the public and private sectors to identify further issues & challenges and share best practices of good governance and development as well as to put forth a vision for the road ahead. Apart from these, the workshops also sought to address capacity building programmes and to identify the gaps that need to be bridged. 2.57 As good governance and human rights go hand in hand, the Commission strives to promote not only human rights but also good governance. With these regional workshops, the Commission aims to provide a base for the furtherance of human rights awareness and attainment of good governance. Regional Conferences on Business and Human Rights 2.58 The Commission organized a series of meetings with the Industry Federations/ Organizations to encourage voluntary compliance of human rights principles by the business ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 23