The National SC-ST Conclave was held on 14th December 2018 at, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Sh. P. Udayakumar, Director (P&M),NSIC, New Delhi was the Chief Guest at conclave. During the Key Note address Sh. P.Udayakumar talked about the various Scheme under the National SC-ST Hub and Ministry of MSME. The event was attended by over 300 SC-ST participants including women participants. The event also had stalls from various banking institutions i.e. Canara Bank, SIDBI, Bank of Baroda and other institutes like DIC Madurai, Southern Railways, BSNL, and NSC/St Hub Chennai office. A session was held with CPSEs/ PSUs such as KVIC, CPCL, IOCL. The other dignitaries graced the occasion were Shri Ganesan, Dy.Director, District Industries Cenre, Chennai, Shri. M.Chinnathambi, Divisional Director, KVIC, Madurai and officials from Indian Rare Earth limited Department of Atomic Energy , Mr. Manavalakurichi, Shri Ramakandash( Chief manager Electrical), Shri. Sathish kumar (Chief Manager Purchase). Senior officers from CPSEs and Banking sector were also present during the event. The welcome address was given by Shri T. Venkateswaran, Zonal Head, South – III, NSIC and he thanked all the dignitaries and participants for providing their support for the conclave. Presentation on NSSH by given by Shri L. Kalaiyarasan Senior Branch Manager, NSSHO Chennai. Vote of Thanks was given by Shri.P.S. Prem Anand, Senior Branch Manager, NSIC, Madurai.