NHRC seminar on `Good governance’ concludes

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New Delhi: The two- day national seminar on ‘Good governance, development and human rights’ organized by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in collaboration with the National Law University (NLU) concluded in New Delhi on Saturday with several important suggestions.

While hailing the RTI Act, the lack of awareness about the laws, rules and policies at the grassroots level and people’s inaccessibility to governments were some of the major worries, which were thought to be affecting governance. It was felt that the governance required to be more transparent, simplified, using easy digital technologies as a two way communication tool to give the people benefits of the welfare policies and get their feedback, said an NHRC release.

It was also felt that the definition of health care needed to be expanded in the Indian context. It was also suggested that a provision should be made in the higher education curriculum for the students to visit places to sensitize people at grassroot level about their rights and remedies for the redressal of their grievances, the release said.